First Amendment News
Rhetorical Hyperbole Protects Free Speech
Rhetorical hyperbole is a concept important to the protection of free speech under the First Amendment. Many benefit from the principle, including protestors, sportswriters, editorialists and even the President of
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Podcast: Free Spirits, or Discussing the State of the First Amendment Over Drinks
What do Americans know about the First Amendment, and how do they feel about issues like social media policies, campus speech and the relationship between the press and the President?
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‘Freedom’ is best response to white supremacy hatemongers
Attempts to censor neo-Nazis, white supremacists and other hate groups is a betrayal of our nation’s core principles — not to mention ineffective and counterproductive.
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Podcast: Protecting Dissent
While most people are distracted by watching the White House, states are trying to pass laws that will chill the freedom to protest.
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Podcast: Context, Please
How can the news media help people understand complex issues? By providing a little context.
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When do rants exceed First Amendment boundaries and become true threats?
First Amendment scholar David Hudson’s article in the ABA Journal discusses the limits of First Amendment protection for speech.
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2018 State of First Amendment Survey Reveals People Believe in Media as Watchdog
The most encouraging part of the 2018 State of the First Amendment survey is the public’s embrace of the ideal of the media serving as the watchdog of a free
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Kentucky Inmate Loses Access to Courts Claim Based on Lack of Law Library and Legal Materials
A Kentucky inmate who alleged that a detention center’s lack of a law library and his inability to conduct independent legal research hindered his access to the courts lost his
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We Hate “False News” Even More Than We Hate “Hate” On Social Media
The 2018 State of the First Amendment survey found that the more we know about our First Amendment freedoms, the less likely we are to agree with placing limits on those freedoms.
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2018 State of the First Amendment Survey Reveals Americans Consider Fake News More Objectionable Than Hate Speech On Social Media
83 percent of respondents agreed that social media companies should remove false information.
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