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Free speech, however vile, is vital to democracy

Free Speech and Right Speech

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Letter of the day

Dear Editor The suppression or removal of our historic rights to free speech in Britain by government fiat is totally unacceptable and must be reversed and restored, for free speec...

Catholics and the Freedom of Expression

Freedom of expression is deemed a basic human right by the Catholic Church. Being able to speak about the revealed truth of God has been the foundation of the Church since the very...

Free Speech Unmuted: The First Amendment and Privacy Rights

Jane Bambauer and I explore the uneasy collision between free speech and privacy law—from anonymous pamphlets and wiretaps to revenge porn, hidden cameras, Hulk Hogan, and whether...

The Illinois Bar vs. Free Speech

Kansas opinion writers penned a free speech legacy. Lawmakers have trashed their priceless example.

Our nation marks 250 years this summer, and while the accomplishments and shortcomings of this nation have been documented and debated ceaselessly, I like to think that one unalloy...

Free Speech Victory for Counselors – Part 2

By Rick Plasterer, Juicy Ecumenism. (Photo credit: adflegal.org) An earlier article discussed the recent Chiles v. Salazar case, in which the U.S. Supreme Court determined that Col...

No Heckler's Veto Allowed at School Board Meetings

The case arose when a public commenter "attempted to express her views regarding the school district's alleged teaching of critical race theory."

Student Speech and Civic Education

In this post, I shall continue down the free speech as autonomy-enhancing path, contending that engagement in freedom of expression… The post Student Speech and Civic Education app...

Democrats love free speech — until conservatives get some

A major media company wants to expand while making a clearer commitment to free speech. You would think that would cheer any American who still believes in the First Amendment.Inst...

Protecting the First Amendment

The First Amendment needs all the help it can get these days. Many progressives want restrictions on “hate speech,” while Democrats weren’t shy about pushing private companies to c...

Editorial: Don’t stifle free speech at UH

University of Hawaii alumni of a certain age, and other kamaaina, will conjure vivid images when hearing the term “Bachman Hall sit-in.” In 1968, the peak of the Vietnam conflict,...

Panel on Free Speech at the Library of Congress This Tuesday (June 2), 5:30 to 7:30 pm (Moderated by David Lat)

Mary Anne Franks (GW), Emerson Sykes (ACLU), and I will be discussing a wide range of free speech matters.

Ban on "Personal, Impertinent or Slanderous Remarks" in City Council Public Comments Is Unconstitutional

So the Fifth Circuit held a few weeks ago.

Free speech argument fails in court after CultureSafe founder blasted Hamilton council online

Employment Court rejects free speech defence over ‘sham investigations’ Facebook posts.

Claim That State Employee Was Unconstitutionally Demoted "Because She Did Not Share" Education Agency's Views on Race Ca...

From Spengler v. Coop. Educ. Serv. Agency 7, decided yesterday by Seventh Circuit Judge Michael Scudder, joined by Chief Judge… The post Claim That State Employee Was Unconstitutio...

Kansas public high schools need more free speech, not less, in these contentious times

When it comes to constitutional protection for the speech of high school students, too many lawmakers care too much about scoring partisan points with their constituents and not ne...

Brian Fraley: Wisconsin forged a fortress for press freedom in 1848. We are still fighting to keep it open

Wisconsin entered statehood with one of the strongest free expression guarantees in the nation. Article I, Section 3 of the Wisconsin Constitution declared that every person may fr...

Protecting the First Amendment

Free speech is no excuse for hate

Freedom of Speech Does Not Mean You Can Ignore the Facts, Nor Change Them

by Ray Cardello at CDN - If you listen to the words of Democrats, you would think they all still dress in the garb they wore the day they each signed the Declaration of Independen...

The Importance of Free Speech in American Public Junior High and High Schools

When I was in college, liberals, not conservatives, were more zealous in defending free speech, when it came to issues… The post The Importance of Free Speech in American Public Ju...

Free Speech and Respect for Student Autonomy

In my book, in defense of considerably more constitutional protection for student speech, I make an autonomy-enhancing argument, relying not… The post Free Speech and Respect for S...