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First Amendment

Oh, the Hypocrisy: First Amendment Attorneys Would Destroy the Internet to Save Newspapers

Art Brodsky | Posted 06.18.2009 | Media

Read More: Internet, First Amendment, Newspapers, Fair Use, Future of Journalism, Death of Newspapers, Journalism, Media News
Art Brodsky

The sense of entitlement that has characterized the newspaper business for the past 150 years is now going too far, conflating the business of journalism with the freedoms due the practice of journalism.

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Let's Bail Out Newspapers with First Amendment Ads!

Tom Cosgrove | Posted 06.14.2009 | Politics

Read More: First Amendment, Timothy Geithner, Death of Newspapers, Newspapers, Obama, Frank Rich, Newspaper Industry, Politics News
Tom Cosgrove

Some day, the business will sort out its model. And at that point, the federal government can stop subsidizing newspapers. But until then, we need a bridge. Badly.

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Michael Savage Hangs Up on NPR

Sam Sedaei | Posted 06.07.2009 | Media

Read More: Freedom of Speech, Npr, Michael Savage, First Amendment, Hamas, Israel, U.K., England, Neil Conan, Media News
Sam Sedaei

It's ironic that someone like Michael Savage sees no hypocrisy in defending his right to the First Amendment only to show outrage and intolerance toward the views of someone he doesn't agree with.

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The Case of the Compassionate City

Reverend Billy | Posted 06.05.2009 | Living

Read More: First Amendment, Consumerism, Public Space, Compassion, Living News
Reverend Billy

If the bull-horn is seized, the old diner is bulldozed. But if the bull-horn has its free speech, the diner stays. Compassion needs the voices. We solved the crime.

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Is Independent Thought Extinct in America?

Leslie Weise | Posted 05.29.2009 | Politics

Read More: Constitutional Rights, First Amendment, Social Security Privatization, Alex Young, Aclu, Leslie Weise, Denver Three, Politics News
Leslie Weise

Being forcibly removed for the mere possibility of having a difference of opinion was, to say the least, frightening and disturbing

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Jewish Professor Rejects Brandeis Honor To Protest "Pork Eater" Obama Invite

MJ Rosenberg | Posted 05.29.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Notre Dame, First Amendment, Obama, Glendon, Satire, Comedy News
MJ Rosenberg

Harvard Law Professor Mary Ann Glendon is rejecting an honorary degree from Notre Dame because President Obama, who supports abortion rights, will deliver the commencement address.

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The Campus Culture Wars in Two Videos

Greg Lukianoff | Posted 05.22.2009 | Politics

Read More: Freedom of Speech, University-of-Delaware, Campus Liberty, First Amendment, First Amendment Rights, Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, Valdosta State University, Fire, Greg Lukianoff, Politics News
Greg Lukianoff

In fighting free speech battles on campus, I have been caught up on the front lines of our country's bizarre and cantankerous culture wars.

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Farewell to Judith Krug, Champion for Intellectual Freedom

Patricia Martin | Posted 05.15.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Intellectual Freedom, Banned Books, Banned Books Week, Libraries, Judith Krug, First Amendment, Judith Krug Obituary, Constitutional Rights, Chicago News
Patricia Martin

Ever vigilant about protecting Americans' Constitutional rights, Krug liked to snuff out First Amendment powder kegs before they exploded in people's faces.

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It's Time to Join the Resistance

John W. Whitehead | Posted 04.25.2009 | Politics

Read More: Boston Tea Party, First Amendment, Tea Party Protests, Civil Disobedience, Santelli's Chicago Tea Party, Protest, Fight-the-Power, Congress, Senate, Fight the Power, Anti-War Protests, Iraq Protest, Iraq, President, Social Activism, Politics News
John W. Whitehead

Thankfully, there are a growing number of Americans--what I like to refer to as "teaspoons of resistance"--who have not given up the fight and are choosing to exercise their First Amendment right to peaceably assemble and "petition the Government for a redress of grievances."

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The Schools Are Destroying Freedom of Speech

John W. Whitehead | Posted 04.25.2009 | Politics

Read More: Public Schools, Civic-Literacy, First Amendment, Free Speech, Freedom of Speech, First Ammendment, Speech Ammendment, Constitution, 1st Ammendment, Freedom-of-Speech, Politics News
John W. Whitehead

"The Constitution makes clear there can be no religious test for holding office, and it is just as clear there can be no religious test for individual...

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Constitution: 1, Nanny State: 0

Justin Callaway | Posted 04.11.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Second Amendment, First Amendment, Nanny State, Ninja State, Training, Grand Theft Auto, Military, Video Games, Thought Police, Street Scalpel, PEO STRI, Army, Nintendo Wii, Entertainment News
Justin Callaway

Forget all of the violent video game psycho-babble and nanny state talk, let's just teach the kids how to become scalpel-wielding, precision self-defenders.

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Obama-izing Journalism: Can Reporters be Counted on as Stimulus Watchdogs?

Monroe Price | Posted 04.05.2009 | Media

Read More: First Amendment, Economic Stimulus, Newspapers, Obama, Knight Foundation, Media News
Monroe Price

How can we use this moment -- the need for skilled, consistent, ubiquitous journalistic accountability -- to address structural issues that diminish the Fourth Estate?

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One Nation Under Democracy

Michael DeJong | Posted 03.20.2009 | Politics

Read More: Jerry Falwell, Scientology, First Amendment, Rovian, Hell, Pat Robertson, Dwight D. Eisenhower, Obama, Rastafarianism, Fundamentalists, Republican Party, Agnosticism, Christians, In God We Trust, Separation of Church and State, Islam, Atheism, World, Beltway Insider, Bahá'í, Presidential Prayer Breakfast, Country, Religion, Confucianism, Jimmy Swaggart, Strange Bedfellows, Jainism, Environment, Hinduism, Buddhism, Neopaganism, Sikhism, Sufism, Wiccanism, Shinto, Politics News
Michael DeJong

One might have thought that Obama would slant more towards the Constitutional First Amendment of Separation of Church and State, and forgo the tradition of "Prayer Breakfasts."

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Blogger's First Amendment Rights Threatened by NJ Law Firm

Chris Rodda | Posted 03.14.2009 | Business

Read More: Fraud, Debt Collectors, Pressler & Pressler, New Jersey, Scott Mills, Personal Debt, Freedom of Speech, First Amendment, Freedom of the Press, Bloggers, Business News
Chris Rodda

I wonder how much thought these people were giving to the people they make their money off of. People like the 90-year-old woman who was threatened with jail for failing to return an Information Subpoena,

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Do User-Generated Review Sites Sites do More Harm Than Good?

Pauline Millard | Posted 03.08.2009 | Media

Read More: Internet, Review Sites, Housing, User-Generated Content, Yelp, Free Speech, Apartments, First Amendment, Real Estate, New York City, Landlords, Rentals, Citizen Journalism, New York City Apartments, Technology, Citizen Journalists, Media News
Pauline Millard

I would worry about what these sites said about me and how they were monitored. Users post anonymously, and there are no checks and balances to investigate if any of the claims are valid.

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Internet Censorship: Dead or Just Dormant?

Leslie Harris | Posted 03.05.2009 | Media

Read More: Censorship, Freedom of Speech, Supreme Court, United States, Internet Censorship, Law, Federal Communications Commission, Internet, First Amendment, Media News
Leslie Harris

Will the Obama administration slam the coffin on Internet censorship laws once and for all? It would seem so. However, it's not clear the Congress will fall in line.

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An Open Letter to President Obama

Faisal J. Abbas | Posted 02.20.2009 | World

Read More: Iraq War, Palestine, Bill Clinton, First Amendment, Gaza, Middle East, Obama Inauguration, Arab, American Journalism, Hillary Clinton, Iraq, Civil Rights, Barack Obama, Edward R. Murrow, Arab-Israeli Conflict, World News
Faisal J. Abbas

Mr. President, you bring a lot of hope to my region, and people are counting on you to make a change for the better and to once and for all bring peace and prosperity to this very troubled part of the world.

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Flag International: Global Perspectives On The American Flag

Lauri Lyons | Posted 01.10.2009 | World

Read More: Europe, Election Day, 9/11, Multicultural, Globalization, Iraq, America, England, Politics, Freedom of Speech, Muslims, First Amendment, American Flag, Ireland, Italy, Germany, Americana, Belgium, Homeland Security, European Union, Melting Pot, Barack Obama, Abu Ghraib, France, Patriot Act, u.s. Foreign Policy, Patriotism, Obama Election Day, Iraq War, Religion and Politics, Identity, International Relations, Holland, Spain, World News
Lauri Lyons

What is America? Growing up, I have been able to view the country from several perspectives: Black, female, first-generation American, and a former military child.

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It's Time for a War on the War on the "War on Christmas"

Mitchell Bard | Posted 12.22.2008 | Politics

Read More: Robin Hayes, Communion, First Amendment, Happy Holidays, Ted Haggard, Establishment Clause, Merry Christmas, Slavery, Daniel Henninger, War on Christmas, Japanese Internment, Bill O'Reilly War on Christmas, Bill O'Reilly, Wall Street Journal, Gay Marriage, Politics News
Mitchell Bard

I would like to see a country where we don't seek to make non-Christian citizens feel like they are not part of the national fabric by pointing out to them, again and again, that they are different than a majority.

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Anonymity Of "Obama Is A Muslim" Emails Constitutionally-Protected?

Chris Weigant | Posted 12.13.2008 | Politics

Read More: Supreme Court, Jaynes v Virginia, Mudslinging, First Amendment, Free Speech, Email, Spam, Constitutionally Protected, Obama, Anonymously, Jeremy Jaynes, Federalist Papers, Obama Is a Muslim, Barack Obama, Precedent, Virginia, Constitution, Anonymity, Chris Weigant, Constitutionality, Anonymous, Barack, Political Free Speech, Constitutional Question, Technology, Jaynes Virginia, Publius, Jaynes, Politics News
Chris Weigant

Emails saying absolutely anything about a candidate could not only be sent anonymously, but whoever sends them would actually be allowed to break any sort of anti-spam laws to do so.

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Schwarzenegger Signs California Journalism Teacher Protection Act

Esther Wojcicki | Posted 11.11.2008 | Media

Read More: Arnold Schwarzenegger, California Senate Bill 1370, Meet the Press, First Amendment, Press Freedom, Teachers, Journalism, Media News
Esther Wojcicki

More states need to pass laws like California's protecting student rights to free speech and making the workplace safer for teachers.

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Supreme Court To Decide How Much and How Often Government Can Violate Your Civil Rights

Cristóbal Joshua Alex | Posted 11.08.2008 | Politics

Read More: Supreme Court, 2008 DNC Convention, Bullet, First Amendment, Qualified Immunity, Protest, RNC Convention, Convention, Police Brutality, First Amendment Rights, Shopping Mall, Civil Rights, Republicans, U.S. Supreme Court, Politics News
Cristóbal Joshua Alex

The Supreme Court next week will hear a case that may allows police officers to do essentially anything unless courts have expressly told them that they couldn't.

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Pastor Endorsements Sought By Conservative Group Lobbying IRS

Washington Post | Peter Slevin | Posted 10.09.2008 | Politics

Read More: First Amendment, Irs, Alliance Defense Fund, Separation of Church and State, Politics News

CHICAGO -- Declaring that clergy have a constitutional right to endorse political candidates from their pulpits, the socially conservative Alliance De...

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Journalist Amy Goodman Arrested/Released In MN (Update With Press Conference)

Linda Milazzo | Posted 10.02.2008 | Politics

Read More: Democracy Now!, First Amendment, Mayor Chris Coleman, Obstruction, Amy Goodman, Journalist, Amy Klobuchar, Republican Convention, Minnesota, Fourth Amendment, Pacifica Network, St. Paul, Constitution, Rnc, Norm Coleman, Tim Pawlenty, Republican National Convention, Arrest, Politics News
Linda Milazzo

Amy Goodman of Pacifica Network's Democracy Now! was arrested in St. Paul, Minnesota, while trying to free two of her producers, Sharif Abdel Kouddo...

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Anti-War Protesters Have Every Reason to Yell "Fuck FOX News!"

ZP Heller | Posted 09.25.2008 | Media

Read More: Iraq War, Fox News, First Amendment, Corporate Media, Iran War, Griff Jenkins, Free Speech, Democratic Convention Protest, Media News
ZP Heller

FOX is guilty of war- and fearmongering, spreading the administration's lies at every turn, and smearing those who try to set the record straight. I'd say these anti-war protesters get the message just right.

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