First Amendment News
Podcast: Sincerely, Anonymous
In this episode of The First Five, ACLU attorney Esha Bhandari talks about representing the anonymous Twitter user behind a “rogue” Twitter account critical of the Trump administration.
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America’s Love Affair With Leaks
The First Amendment’s protection of the free press makes it easier for us to leak information.
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Louisiana passes bill to protect controversial campus speakers
The bill will override public college restrictions on students inviting provocative guests to share their views.
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First Amendment Does Not Protect Public Nudity, Says 9th Circuit
By Mira Soni Two years ago, “body freedom activists” Oxane “Gypsy” Taub and George Davis brought two lawsuits against the city of San Francisco in which they argued that the city’s
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Proposed California Bill Would End “Free Speech Zones”
If it passes, public universities in California would no longer be able to limit free assembly to designated zones of their campuses.
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First Amendment Center’s David L. Hudson, Jr. releases new book on free speech
What defines “freedom of speech”—in public schools; on the Internet? What constitutes libel? How have our rights regarding freedom of speech changed over the years? Find the answers to these questions and more in Documents Decoded: Freedom of Speech.
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Federal Appeals Court Reinstates Inmate’s First Amendment Retaliation Claims
The Third Circuit recognizes that prisoners do not forfeit all of their free-speech rights behind bars.
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First Amendment Doesn’t Protect Public Employees from All Facebook Posts
A recent Tennessee case shows that there are limits to free-speech protection for public employees who cross certain boundaries.
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Oklahoma student forced to remove a “Black Lives Matter” T-shirt he wore to school
Here’s why it’s likely that the school officials overstepped their bounds.
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Public Employees, Private Speech
First Amendment scholar David L. Hudson, Jr. explains how the First Amendment doesn’t always protect government workers.
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