Archive for ‘Free Speech’

The Supreme Court his hear arguments again on Thursday related to this case, Citizens United v. FEC. I believe the question is whether campaign finance reform is of such a compelling interest that free speech protections can be narrowed. More »

The effort is being led my the brother of Dallas Maverick’s owner Mark Cuban. More »

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit will hold a hearing on Tuesday concerning an appeal of a judges decision rejecting a free speech challenge to a new buffer zone. Pro-life advocates say the buffer zone limits the free speech rights of abortion protestors and sidewalk counselors. More »

We’ve discussed this. More »

This column refers to a couple of current events: Juicy Campus and the posting of names of supporters of Proposition 8. It’s a good example of the modern arguments against free speech. More »

PETA dresses in KKK garb outside Westminster Dog Show More »

This is probably an exception to the general rule. A protective order banning communication between individuals requires a showing of string likelihood of potential harm. More »

This is one of the dumbest things I’ve read in a long time. You can boil this column down to a single idea — offensive things that i agree with should be protected; other things should not be. You believe in free speech only if you defend things that offend you. More »

Yuba College had established a public forum and its “free speech hour” policy violated that forum. Here‘s the story. More »

This story is reminiscent of Cohen’s jacket. It may be poor taste, but it can’t be illegal. More »