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Federal Judge Allows Jailhouse Lawyer’s Retaliation Claim to Proceed
Prisoners retain First Amendment free-speech rights even behind bars.
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First Five Newsletter: September 26, 2019
Student’s free speech rights, Facebook’s Supreme Court, fighting online extremism and more.
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Long Before Trump Complained About Libel Laws, President Teddy Roosevelt Was Sued for Libel
President Trump has said the nation’s libel laws need to be “opened up” to make it easier for public officials like himself to undertake libel lawsuits, though it did not keep him from criticizing his enemies or attacking libel laws since then.
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First Five Newsletter: September 19, 2019
First Amendment protecting artificial intelligence, identity protection, religious freedom events and more!
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Does the First Amendment Protect Speech Made By Artificial Intelligence?
The history of technology and the First Amendment essentially involves our legal system slowly and reluctantly expanding the definition of speech to include new forms of communication.
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Summer 2018: Dalia Espinosa
Dalia Espinosa (Summer 2018) reflects on her CQS internship experience.
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Federal Appeals Court Rules County Commissioners’ Prayer Practice Unconstitutional
A recent court case determined the practice of invocational prayer that traditionally preceded the Brevard County Board of County Commissioners meetings “had run afoul of the Establishment Clause.”
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School Officials Need a First Amendment Lesson
Students have a First Amendment right not to recite the school pledge as a form of peaceful protest, but not all schools honor that.
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First Five Newsletter: September 12, 2019
Restricted First Amendment freedoms, Snapchat’s 2020 debate accounts, cancel culture and more.
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First Amendment Freedoms Not Just ‘Office Hours’ or When Convenient
Our First Amendment freedoms don’t keep office hours.
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