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Academic Freedom, 45 Years Later
A look back at the landmark case that ended anti-subversive loyalty programs and established academic freedom as "a special concern of the First Amendment."
See the flyer for Marjorie Heins' forthcoming book on the Supreme Court, academic freedom and the anti-communist purges of the 1950s.
Justices Are Split on Broadcast "Indecency"
Only two justices at the January 10, 2012 Supreme Court argument expressed First Amendment concerns about the FCC's vague and shifting standards.
Appeals Court Strikes Down FCC Penalty for "Nipplegate"
The decision represents one more judicial rejection of the agency’s dramatic escalation in the censorship of programming it perceives as “indecent.”
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Banninng Speech in the Name of Fighting Terrorism
The fears and pressures of our post-9/11 world have led to a Supreme Court decision that lets Congress bar peaceful political associations.
A Free Speech Double Standard
Studies show the Supreme Court's First Amendment rulings favor corporate wealth at the expense of whistleblowers, students, and human rights groups.
Video Game Censorship Struck Down
Justice Scalia's opinion would not allow politicians to create new exceptions to the First Amendment, but four of his brethren beg to differ.
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