Unanimous Supreme Court supports first two amendments
(Official Washington Examiner editorial, June 2) Since the minute it was ratified, the First Amendment has been as clear as water on one thing: Government officials may not use their […]
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Spread the Christmas “Word”
(Official Washington Examiner editorial, Dec. 25 full editorial; slightly different version here) The Gospel of John begins with the famous formulation that “In the beginning was the Word, and the […]
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Virginia S. Court: Of course gov’t can NOT compel speech
(Official Washington Examiner editorial, Dec. 18) Even with the American Civil Liberties Union fighting against civil rights, the cause of freedom of conscience won a big victory this week against a Virginia school board’s attempt at mandatory […]
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Supreme Court protects First Amendment rights
(June 30, official Washington Examiner editorial) When the First Amendment guarantees freedom of speech, it also guarantees the freedom to be silent. Speech that is compelled is not free. That should […]
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Fox News: Dead wrong, but it may still have a legal defense
(Feb. 28) In Fox News’s defense against the well-publicized defamation lawsuits by voting machine companies, Fox needs to remind a jury that there’s a large distinction between what is unethical […]
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The First Amendment also protects liars
Every once in a while, the unbiased application of consistent principles and values such as those embodied in the First Amendment requires an honest columnist to defend the rights even […]
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First Amendment speech/press bonanza!!
A bonanza of six, count them six, columns on First Amendment (and closely related) topics. [Links to each full column embedded in each headline.] College student survey makes future look […]
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Bad journalism and bad censorship proposal
Two pieces related only because they both involve mistaken ideas about mass communication. Buffalo mayor rightly upset, but wrong to suggest banning speech (May 18): Responding to a horrific evil, […]
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Justice Alito was on point about threats to First Amendment
(Nov. 16) The liberal media meltdown about last week’s speech by Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito is silly and hypocritical. The speech was not only acceptable but insightful and appropriate. […]
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On Bolton’s book, AG Barr threatened First Amendment
(June 17) The Justice Department’s attempt to suppress publication of The Room Where It Happened, the new memoir by former national security adviser John Bolton, is constitutionally dangerous. By approving […]
