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” but they argue that the words of the First Amendment should not be read literally. Some argue that they must be understood in the context of the times when they were written

…ip have cited a state supreme court that held that “Holmes’ aphorism . . . applies with equal force to pornography.” Another court analogized “picketing . . . in support of a secondary boycott” to shouting “Fire!” because in both instances “speech and conduct are brigaded.”

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

… 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

” I replied. “That’s why I want a code. I don’t trust the dean – or anyone else – to decide which speech should be prohibited.”

the speaker so deeply upsets or offends the person (or persons) to whom he is speaking that he reacts to the speech by attacking the speaker. This comes under the legal rubric of “fighting words”—words that cause the listener to fight back. The second is pro-active—that is

though the nature and degree of the discipline has been kept confidential. Campus sources have characterized it as a ""slap on the wrist."" Since the students had to be arrested to prevent the speech from being drowned out

… speech to criticize a judge for an opinion she wrote. This certainly made me appreciate our First Amendment. Here is the story:

Rene Casin and Albert Schweitzer. Our great hope was the United Nations with its Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Our mantra was FDR’s “Four Freedoms:” freedom of speech and expression; freedom of worship; freedom from want; freedom from fear.

the regime has released some political prisoners and pledged to end the state of emergency in force since 1963. A government spokeswoman has hinted that coming reforms will include greater freedom for the press and the right to form political parties. President Bashar al-Assad is...

…ss, Jeffrey knows what he’s talking about far more than “Andy” does. Which is why Leon Black, Mort Zuckerman and a few other financiers hang out with him. And Ghislaine? Full disclosure: I like her. Most people in New York do. It’s almost impossible not to. She is always the mo...

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4.2.12 WC: 191694 the leaked documents speak for themselves. He allowed the chips to fall where they may and they often fall on the head of the current office holders around the world. Prosecuting Wikileaks or its founder for “the crime” of publishing classified information, wh...

Article 1. The Washington Post From a Saudi prince, tough talk on America’s favoritism toward Israel Richard Cohen June 13 -- As best I can recall, I first met Saudi Arabia’s Prince Turki al-Faisal at a private home in Washington years ago. I found him stern and humorless, so...

2] given electoral clout to the movement’s intellectual and constitutional arguments. Arthur Brooks, president of the American Enterprise Institute, the conservative research organization, said, “The optimistic view is that we have a confluence of the business cycle, of the dem...