Freedom of Speech
Freedom of speech is the Constitutional right to communicate one’s opinions and ideas, using one’s body and property to anyone who is willing to receive them.
Can You Speak Freely Online? Courtney Love, Defamation and the First Amendment
Opinion or Defamation? A while back, news reports indicated that musician Courtney Love was stuck paying $430,000 plus interest to a designer about whom she had unkind words on MySpace and Twitter. That’s an expensive tweet. Ms. Love stated things such as that her...
Free Speech in Schools? Well…maybe…
Many people worry that they may be breaking a rule in their public school if their child carries a Bible in class, or wears a cross or Star of David. Today, we consider a recent decision on a related topic, free speech in schools. Day of Silence In 2011, the Federal...
Don’t Walk This Way – Public School Walk Outs, School Discipline, and the First Amendment
Public School Walk Outs Previously, many groups were encouraging children in public schools to walk out of class as specified times to protest gun laws. In many cases, these protests are allowed or even encouraged by public schools. In other places, students face...