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Trump has not been silenced. The limits on his speech protect fundamental rights − including his right to a fair trial by an unbiased jury and the public’s right to a working justice system.
What can President Trump and his lawyers say about documents and witness statements used as evidence in his upcoming trial over his alleged attempt to overturn the 2020 presidential election?
Distinct from civil disobedience, this legal strategy demands complete compliance with the law – even when there are loopholes that the laws’ creators didn’t intend.
To what degree can the First Amendment be used to protect someone from the consequences of lying?
A number of judges who considered challenges to anti-LGBTQ legislation passed by state lawmakers in 2023 had strong words for how the laws violated the First Amendment.
Two sociologists break down how cases related to plaintiffs’ beliefs and LGBTQ+ rights have fared in federal courts over several decades.
A designer opposed to same-sex marriage argued that a Colorado anti-discrimination law would effectively force her to speak against her beliefs.
When everything is seen as political – indictments, Supreme Court decisions, scientific findings – a democracy may be on its way to fascism.
The law passed by Tennessee legislators that banned many drag performances violated the First Amendment. A legal scholar explains the judge’s decision in the case.
The school’s approval may be the strongest challenge yet to limits on public money in religious schools.
The quality of public debate over free speech in higher education matters. And the debate right now gets the facts all wrong.
The constitutionality of the recent wave of proposed book bans is unclear, as the US Supreme Court has given states wide latitude to regulate what is read in public schools and libraries.
As governments crack down at their borders, religious groups’ teachings to help the stranger remain unchanged.
Differences over what counts as indoctrination lie behind a first-of-its-kind lawsuit in Florida. PEN America’s CEO deems book removals ‘a deliberate attempt to suppress diverse voices’.
Free speech is under attack from both sides of the political spectrum.
Using public funds to support students at private religious schools is one thing, but establishing faith-based institutions within public districts is another.
A news organization doesn’t have to publish or broadcast the facts or the truth. And there are no standardized requirements to be a journalist.
Free speech protections in federal law likely mean a new Tennessee law restricting or banning some drag shows will be found unconstitutional, says a First Amendment scholar.
A satirist posted a parody of a police Facebook page. He was arrested and jailed for four days. How far do free speech protections extend when it comes to satire about government?
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Joseph Panzer Chair in Education and Research Professor of Law, University of Dayton
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Professor Emeritus of Communication and Rhetorical Studies, Syracuse University
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Brechner Eminent Scholar in Mass Communication, University of Florida
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Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Wayne State University
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Dean of Economics, Politics & History, The University of Austin
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Professor of Law, University of Dayton
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Professor of Higher Education, University of Kentucky
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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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Associate Professor of Hip-Hop, University of Virginia
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Lecturer, School of Law, University of Aberdeen
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Director of the Brechner Center for Freedom of Information, University of Florida
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Distinguished Professor of Law, Wayne State University
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Professor Emeritus of Government, Wesleyan University
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Professor of Law, Director of the Center for Religion, Law & Democracy, Willamette University
