Archive for ‘Censorship and Prior Restraint’

PETA dresses in KKK garb outside Westminster Dog Show More »

Lawmaker Presses for Free Speech in Foul-Mouth Student’s Blog Case . 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 »

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

Kentucky bill aims to protect student press. More »

The Entertainment Consumers Association has this list of legislation aimed at regulating video games. More »

I suspect this will go on to an appeal. The standard for restricting student speech on campus is whether it is “disruptive” of the learning environment. Don’t see that here. More »

Or aren’t they? More »

SCOTUS won’t hear the a case involving the Child Online Protection Act, which was struck down by a trial court in 2007. In 2004, the court upheld an injunction that had prevented the law from going into force and indicated the law was probably unconstitutional. More »

Joe Baca’s legislation would require the following warning on violent video games: More »