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The debate over Confederate monuments and how to remember the Civil War

by Nicandro Iannacci

The removal of four public symbols of the Confederacy in New Orleans highlights the crucial difference between history and memory.

The debate over Confederate monuments and how to remember the Civil War
Tinker v. Des Moines: Protecting student free speech

by Nicandro Iannacci

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

by Maggie Baldridge

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

by Scott Bomboy

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?

by Scott Bomboy

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?

by Scott Bomboy

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

by NCC Staff

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

by Joshua Waimberg

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

by Ralph Young

In this excerpt from Dissent: The History of an American Idea, Ralph Young looks at how the limits of dissent as one of our…

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