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Freedom of Speech Actually Does Have Limits that are Not Protected by the First Amendment

After the Constitution was ratified in June of 1788, George Washington and James Madison urged the members of Congress to support the addition of the Bill of Rights, inspired by the notion that ...
Daily Hampshire GazetteOpinion

Columnist Olin Rose-Bardawil: Defending free expression in an age of suppression

Earlier this month, I had the pleasure of meeting Harvey Silverglate, a prolific civil rights attorney and the founder of the ...
Reason

Freedom of Expression Does Not Include the Right to Trespass

On Sunday, I wrote, with regard to my new article on freedom of speech and college antisemitism: Coauthor David L. Bernstein and I spend a fair amount of space recounting examples of antisemitic ...
Chicago Tribune

Freedom of expression threatened more seriously in Gaza than in any recent conflict, UN expert says

UNITED NATIONS — Freedom of expression has been threatened more seriously in Gaza than in any recent conflict, with journalists targeted in the war-torn territory and Palestinian supporters targeted ...
Human Rights Watch

Human Rights Watch’s Submission to the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Opinion and Expression

Human Rights Watch is pleased to have the opportunity to offer input for the United Nations special rapporteur on freedom of opinion and expression’s upcoming thematic report on freedom of expression ...
The Hill

Free speech is under attack — and the nation’s leaders are adding fuel to the fire

Freedom of expression is an abstract notion that only works when a citizenry understands it and commits to its functioning. The implementation of a free expression environment gets more complicated, ...