First Amendment

The bigger question isn't whether this distinguished professor doesn't understand what her judicial oath requires, but rather whether Feinstein understands, as Nebraska's Sen. Ben Sasse noted, that it is unlawful to impose a religious test on public officials. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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Senate Democrats don’t seem to understand what’s happening on college campuses

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June 20, 2017 8:31 pm

On Tuesday, the Supreme Court scrapped the provocation rule because of its inconsistency with existing court precedent. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

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In wake of the Supreme Court’s ruling on hate speech and the First Amendment, more good news may be on the way

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June 19, 2017 9:57 pm

The Supreme Court put the final nail in the coffin of Howard Dean's bogus claim that the First Amendment does not protect hate speech. (Photo by Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP, File)

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Howard Dean, you are definitely wrong about the First Amendment and hate speech

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June 19, 2017 9:56 pm

Signaling out this speech for prosecution--without any allegation that it relates to conduct or even motive--has earned the Tar Heel State a big

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Even sex offenders have First Amendment rights

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June 19, 2017 9:16 pm

Fundamentally, this somewhat unusual case brought by an Asian-American electronic-rock band shows that government can't make you choose among your rights. (AP)

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Supreme Court to Slants: Rock on!

Ilya Shapiro -

June 19, 2017 9:07 pm

The Supreme Court unanimously reaffirmed that there is no so-called

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After year of campus protests, Supreme Court reaffirms there is no hate speech exception to the First Amendment

Emily Jashinsky -

June 19, 2017 8:02 pm

Justice Anthony Kennedy authored the high court's opinion in Packingham v. North Carolina that decided the North Carolina law

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Supreme Court rules NC law banning sex offenders from social networking sites unconstitutional

Ryan Lovelace -

June 19, 2017 2:54 pm

Washington Redskins football helmets sit on the field during an NFL football team practice, Wednesday, June 14, 2017, in Ashburn, Va. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

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Supreme Court gives Washington Redskins a boost in trademark law ruling

Ryan Lovelace -

June 19, 2017 2:28 pm

Junior Grant Berando's T-shirt that said,

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New Jersey school investigating removal of Trump logos from yearbook photos

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June 12, 2017 5:47 pm

This type of thinking makes it harder for First Amendment supporters to be taken seriously. (iStock by Getty Images)

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Blocking someone on Twitter is not a First Amendment violation

Becket Adams -

June 6, 2017 10:23 pm

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Tag: First Amendment

Senate Democrats don’t seem to understand what’s happening on college campuses

In wake of the Supreme Court’s ruling on hate speech and the First Amendment, more good news may be on the way

Howard Dean, you are definitely wrong about the First Amendment and hate speech

Even sex offenders have First Amendment rights

Supreme Court to Slants: Rock on!

After year of campus protests, Supreme Court reaffirms there is no hate speech exception to the First Amendment

Supreme Court gives Washington Redskins a boost in trademark law ruling

New Jersey school investigating removal of Trump logos from yearbook photos

Blocking someone on Twitter is not a First Amendment violation

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