It’s dangerous for the press to take up Julian Assange’s cause, two journalism scholars write. Assange is no journalist, they say, and making him out to be one is likely to damage press freedoms.
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The growing number of self-taught, right-wing experts on the Constitution believe not only in the rights of white people, but have a comprehensive – if not comprehensible – view of the Constitution.
As more states move pass laws that deal with free speech on campus, a higher education scholar asks if they are moving in the right direction.
A case regarding the constitutional validity of a cross shaped war memorial, is pending before the Supreme Court. An expert explains why these symbols have different meanings.
Rapper Jamal Knox was convicted of making terroristic threats against two Pittsburgh police officers in a rap song. Now his case is before the Supreme Court, with serious implications for free speech.
Americans are overwhelmingly committed to a free press and hostile to government restrictions, a new poll finds. But the country is divided on the meaning of President Trump’s attacks on the press.
The Trump administration’s hostility toward journalists is raising new questions about what rights journalists have to access government officials and events.
Confrontational characters spouting conspiracy theories and fringe ideas have been around since American broadcasting began. With Alex Jones banished from the web, someone else will take his place.
The Supreme Court’s Janus ruling extends strong protection to the First Amendment ‘right of silence’ and continues their trend of expanding First Amendment rights, often at the behest of conservatives.
Arguments on religious freedom have taken place throughout US history and have landed in the Supreme Court as well. Interpretations have changed over time.
Family members of Sandy Hook victims sued media personality Alex Jones over his claims that the killings were a hoax they participated in. Current law makes their lawsuit unnecessarily hard to prove.
A Twitter account used for official purposes is a public forum protected by the First Amendment, a federal appeals court has ruled.
Most people know that the First Amendment protects free speech. But two upcoming Supreme Court cases reveal how it also gives people in the US the right not to speak.
A scholar explains the popular use of the label ‘cult,’ and what makes it problematic.
The First Amendment protects everything from porn to hateful signs outside military funerals. That includes fundraising pitches of all kinds.
Thirteen Russians were charged Friday with using social media to interfere with the 2016 election. A media expert explains why this should not lead to government regulation of social media.
The first amendment protecting press freedom is under unprecedented threat in the Trump era.
Under a California law, faith-based crisis pregnancy centers must post signs with information about family planning services. The centers say it violates their First Amendment rights.
Citizens should be free to criticize government authorities on social media platforms, and muzzling such criticism may well be unconstitutional.
The Supreme Court appeared divided over claims of religious freedom in the case of a gay wedding. History shows how contentious religious freedom has been in America.
Principales colaboradores
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Joseph Panzer Chair in Education and Research Professor of Law, University of Dayton
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Brechner Eminent Scholar in Mass Communication, University of Florida
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Professor Emeritus of Communication and Rhetorical Studies, Syracuse University
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Dean of Economics, Politics & History, The University of Austin
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Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Wayne State University
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Professor of Law, University of Dayton
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Distinguished Professor of Law, Wayne State University
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Associate Professor of Hip-Hop, University of Virginia
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Director of the Brechner Center for Freedom of Information, University of Florida
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Lecturer, School of Law, University of Aberdeen
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Professor Emeritus of Government, Wesleyan University
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Professor of Media Ethics and Law, University of Minnesota
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Professor of Communication and Journalism, University of Maine
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Professor of Communication and Media Studies, Fordham University
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Professor of Constitutional Law, University of Oregon
