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and then passively held on to. The battle for civil liberties

and I observed at close range the ravages of war on our freedoms at home.

the lead defense lawyer—William Kunstler—was held in contempt of court and sentenced to four years imprisonment. I was part of the legal team assembled to prepare the appeal of that contempt order. We won.

because Julian Assange has asked me to consult with him and his British legal team regarding a possible indictment by the United States against him and others.

vet it for names and other life-threatening information which in his journalistic judgment should not be published (for example

there would be few left. The New York Times and its publishers

and a heavy burden should be placed on those who would censor to demonstrate with relative certainty that the speech at issue

railing against visitor rules and curfews

… My reasoning is simple: censorship is inevitable on all university campuses in extreme situations; if a professor used the “N” word to call on an African-American student in class – or comparable taboo words to call on a woman

” and by defending them—on the merits—against well-documented charges of anti-Semitism. Moreover

and that if anyone has refused to hire her

applicable equally to right and left. Free speech for me but not for thee is the beginning of the road to tyranny.

and may not be barred from speaking or publishing because those in control of government think that what is said or written is unwise

” and instead of answering (or ignoring) me

whose mother controlled what she would do. Her later appearances were made by a near-adult and were far more within her own control. The court simply ignored the argument by the 10 year old should not be bound by foolish decisions made by an ambitious mother when Brooke was too...