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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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President’s press credential threat will be ‘trumped’ by the First Amendment
Here’s how the media should respond to President Trump’s threat to block reporters from White House press briefings.
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Let’s focus on real journalism — not so-called “fake news”
President Trump’s “Fake News Awards,” the latest stunt in his anti-press campaign, contribute to a lessening American commitment to a free press.
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To Trump on NBC ‘License’ Tweet: No!
Trump’s suggestion to challenge NBC’s license is Nixonian, unpatriotic and undemocratic.
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Safe Space for Free Speech
When chalked graffiti promoting Donald Trump and his controversial wall appeared overnight on buildings, steps, and other surfaces at Emory University in Atlanta, Ga., last week, student reaction ranged from amusement to outrage.
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Terror, disgust should not prompt quick limits on freedoms
Our core freedoms deserve better than to be quickly damaged, discarded or dissolved as the result of ramped-up political rhetoric, or because of the immediate revulsion we share at terrorist acts by cowards who — in the end — see those very freedoms as their ultimate target.
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Next up on the 2016 debate stage: Madison, Jefferson – and us
Memo to Donald Trump: If you find it tough debating opponents named Cruz, Rubio, Kasich and Carson, just wait until you come up against Madison, Jefferson and their crew.
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Presidential primary debates: Free speech as discussion or distraction?
Free speech matters most when we have something worth saying, regardless of whether the views are popular or not. In a political contest, this constitutional right and duty shouldn’t be wasted on trivial talk or spiteful spats.
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First Five: Voyeuristic media, off-campus student speech under fire, and Trump saves ‘Christmas’
Scouring the web for First Amendment news is our job. Enjoy First Five, your regular dose of First Amendment news.
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