Archive for ‘Censorship and Prior Restraint’
Nebraska high court backs sender of angry e-mails
Angry, profanity-laced e-mails sent to a professor by a college student are protected by the First Amendment, the Nebraska Supreme Court said in a ruling issued Friday. More »
State Supreme Court rules against student in free-speech case
This reporter leaves out an important reference to Bethel v. Fraser, which would likely limit the First Amendment protection of this student’s speech. However, the Arkansas Supreme Court would have been within its rights to hold that the Arkansas free speech provisions extended beyond the First Amendment to cover this student’s actions. More »