All posts tagged "Free Speech"
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What Happens When the First Amendment Is Used to Protect Hate?
How do we combat white supremacist language when hate speech is protected under the First Amendment?
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Federal Judge Strikes Down Milwaukee’s Pokémon Go Law
Can Milwaukee catch all the rule breakers?
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Germany Passes Law to Fine Social Media Companies that Fail to Remove Hate Speech
The controversial law is the toughest of its kind in Europe.
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Supreme Court Says Offensive Trademarks are Protected by Free Speech
Asian-American rock band The Slants wants to reclaim an Asian slur and wear it as a “badge of...
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Turkish Security Detail Charged after May Melee
They can't be arrested unless they return to the country.
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When Trump Blocks Twitter Followers, Does he Violate the Constitution?
Have you been blocked on Twitter?
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Portland Protests Result in 14 Arrests, Confiscated Weapons
The City of Roses is still mourning the deaths of two train stabbing victims.
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The Trump Administration vs. Twitter: Twitter Comes Out on Top
First Amendment: 1. President Trump: 0.
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Are Your Conversations with Alexa Protected by the First Amendment?
The company wants to protect freedom of (robot) speech.
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Turkey Jailed Record Number of Journalists in 2016, CPJ Says
There are a total of 259 journalists in jail worldwide.
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North Carolina Supreme Court Strikes Down Cyberbullying Statute
Free speech trumps protections against cyberbullying in NC.
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Turkey’s President vs. German Satirists: A Battle Over Free Speech
Can Germans be silenced from abroad?
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#ThingsCollegeKidsDontGet: Twitter Users Slam Millennials
What can it tell us about the generational gap?
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Freedom of Speech and Social Media
What are your rights on social media and how does the first amendment come into play?
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Campaign Finance: Free Speech or Unfair Influence?
In an ideal world elections would be determined by a competition of ideas. But in today’s world, politics...
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Sorry SCOTUS, Harassment Isn’t Free Speech
Last Thursday's Supreme Court decision in McCullen v. Coakley terminated Massachusetts' buffer zones around abortion clinics in defense...
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Supreme Court to Determine How Free Speech Applies to Social Media
After losing his wife, his kids, and his job, Anthony Elonis was depressed and angry. He turned to...
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Illinois Tries to Expand Cyberbullying Laws Outside of Schools
Millennials love the Internet, and most can tell you that from a young age, bullying was as present...
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The First Amendment: Two Supreme Court Justices Debate What it Means
What happens when two Supreme Court Justices, who rarely rule the same way, sit down for an hour-long...
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New York Court OKs Revenge Porn; Will the Legislature Act?
Revenge porn is now legal in New York. The issue occurs when a person posts nude photographs of...
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Have Yourself a Merry Little First Amendment Argument
The First Amendment. It’s a tricky topic. Like the rest of the Bill of Rights, it’s been in...
