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Speech and Press Clause
The debate over Confederate monuments and how to remember the Civil War
The removal of four public symbols of the Confederacy in New Orleans highlights the crucial difference between history and memory.
Tinker v. Des Moines: Protecting student free speech
On February 24, 1969, the Supreme Court ruled that students at school retain their First Amendment right to free speech.
Hazelwood v. Kulhmeier: Limiting student free speech
On January 13, 1988, the Supreme Court decided a First Amendment case with major consequences for student journalists.
Flag burning and the First Amendment: Yet another look at the two
President-elect Donald Trump's recent comments about prosecuting flag-burning protesters has started yet another debate about the…
Can presidential candidates sue media outlets for defamation?
As the presidential campaign heads towards its conclusion, lawyers for at least one candidate have threatened a defamation lawsuit…
Does the United States or other countries compel National Anthem etiquette?
The recent stance by National Football League player Colin Kaepernick about standing for the National Anthem is drawing a lot of…
The debate over student off-campus speech and First Amendment protection
A recent federal court ruling about a public-school student punished for a Facebook post about a bomb threat may have some bigger…
Schenck v. United States: Defining the limits of free speech
In a decision that shaped the First Amendment’s right to free speech for nearly 50 years, the Supreme Court ruled in Schenck v.…
The World War I Anti-War Movement and The First Amendment
In this excerpt from Dissent: The History of an American Idea, Ralph Young looks at how the limits of dissent as one of our…
