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Anonymity Of "Obama Is A Muslim" Emails Constitutionally-Protected?

Chris Weigant | Posted 11.12.2008 | Politics

Read More: Supreme Court, Jaynes v Virginia, Mudslinging, First Amendment, Free Speech, Email, Spam, Constitutionally Protected, Obama, Anonymously, Jeremy Jaynes, Federalist Papers, Obama Is a Muslim, Barack Obama, Precedent, Virginia, Constitution, Anonymity, Chris Weigant, Constitutionality, Anonymous, Barack, Political Free Speech, Constitutional Question, Technology, Jaynes Virginia, Publius, Jaynes, Politics News

Emails saying absolutely anything about a candidate could not only be sent anonymously, but whoever sends them would actually be allowed to break any sort of anti-spam laws to do so.

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On January 20, With the Stroke of a Pen, President Obama Can Undo Some of the Damage of the Past Eight Years

Anthony D. Romero | Posted 11.05.2008 | Politics

Read More: Transition, Reproductive Rights, Free Speech, Guantanamo, Spying, Aclu, Barack Obama, Civil Rights, Domestic Violence, HuffPost Election Reaction, Election Reaction, Politics News

Presidents have enormous power to establish policy by executive order, federal regulation, or simply by refocusing the efforts and emphases of the executive agencies.

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A Tale of Two Universities

Greg Lukianoff | Posted 10.30.2008 | Media

My thinking is, if Quinnipiac is going to show such contempt for its own student journalists, journalists around the country should start ignoring their polls.

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Fight Crime, Ban Symbols

Suzette Standring | Posted 10.24.2008 | Media

A patch, label or logo does not a murderer make. Let's not start down a road where in time the government gets into the business of controlling tee-shirt slogans.

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As Election Nears, Censorship Fever Hits College Campuses

Greg Lukianoff | Posted 10.16.2008 | Politics

Read More: Campus Liberty, Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, 2008 Election, Censorship, Fire, Greg Lukianoff, Free Speech, Politics News

If you're a student at the University of Oklahoma and you enjoy The Huffington Post, beware: Your school has forbidden you from forwarding any of the fabulous political content you may find on this site.

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One Step Closer To Nationwide Free Wireless Internet

Daniel Sinker | Posted 10.14.2008 | Business

Read More: Iphone, Fcc, Technology, Porn, Free Speech, Mobile Phones, Mobile Devices, Computers, Nationwide Free Wireless, Free Wireless, Digital Devices, Business News

The idea behind it is that the government can use existing spectrum to reach areas under-served by current internet carriers: rural America and underprivileged communities.

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Keeping the Internet Free For a New Generation of Speakers

Leslie Harris | Posted 10.09.2008 | Media

Read More: Pornography, Internet, Policy Making, Empowerment, Child Protection, Laws, Microsoft, Free Speech, Congress, Technology, Policy, Child Safety, President, Legislation, Cdt, Media News

The next president should set out to make the Internet's very own Bill of Rights and promote strategies that empower Internet users to make their own choices for their families about content controls.

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University Of Ilinois Reverses Political Activity Ban

Champaign News-Gazette | Christine Des Garennes | Posted 10.07.2008 | Chicago

Read More: University of Illinois, Joseph White, U of I Political Ethics, U of I Barack Obama Rally, Free Speech, U of I Politics Ban, University of Illinois Politics Rules, University of Illinois Politics Ban, Chicago News

University of Illinois employees, feel free to put a John McCain sticker on your car or attend a Barack Obama rally on campus. UI President B. Joseph...

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New University President Ends Free Speech Quarantine

Greg Lukianoff | Posted 09.26.2008 | Style

Read More: Campus Liberty, Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, Valdosta State University, Free Speech Zone, Fire, Greg Lukianoff, Free Speech, Style News

Even after being embarrassed publicly for violating a student's First Amendment rights, VSU decided to maintain its brazenly unconstitutional free speech policy.

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Under Anti-Spam Laws, the Founding Fathers Would Be Criminals Today

John W. Whitehead | Posted 09.17.2008 | Politics

Read More: Virginia, Anti-Spam, Founding Fathers, Free Speech, Politics News

The Internet, one of the great wonders of modern technology, has become the primary source of news and information for many people. Even more importan...

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Jerry Seinfeld Court Papers: It's Free Speech!

NY Post | Posted 08.28.2008 | Entertainment

Read More: Jessica Seinfeld, Missy Chase Lapine, Free Speech, Jerry Seinfeld, Entertainment News

Jerry Seinfeld insisted yesterday he ought to be the master of his own comic domain. Seinfeld didn't slander the woman who accused his wife of rippin...

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Baton-Bashed In Denver! Is This Really What Democracy Looks Like?!

Linda Milazzo | Posted 08.27.2008 | Politics

Read More: Democratic Convention, Civil Liberties, Democratic National Convention, Incarceration, Citizsen Journalist, First Amendment Rights, Internal Affairs Division, Protest, Free Speech, Denver Sheriff's Department, Codepink, Dnc, Denver, Arrest, Politics News

IS THIS WHAT DEMOCRACY REALLY LOOKS LIKE?! There are characteristics essential to being a member of the peace and social justice organization, ...

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Anti-War Protesters Have Every Reason to Yell "Fuck FOX News!"

ZP Heller | Posted 08.25.2008 | Media

Read More: Iraq War, Fox News, First Amendment, Corporate Media, Iran War, Griff Jenkins, Free Speech, Democratic Convention Protest, Media News

FOX is guilty of war- and fearmongering, spreading the administration's lies at every turn, and smearing those who try to set the record straight. I'd say these anti-war protesters get the message just right.

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A Major Milestone in the Fight for an Open Internet

Timothy Karr | Posted 08.21.2008 | Media

Read More: FCC Cable, SavetheInternet.Com, Internet, Comcast Corp, Free Press, Net Neutrality, Free Speech, Media News

The FCC's official decision sends a warning shot across the bow of major ISPs that are flirting with the idea of blocking, filtering or degrading content, or favoring certain Web sites and services over others.

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Frustrated With TV Ads? Run Your Own for $6

Ryan Kauffman | Posted 08.08.2008 | Media

Read More: Msnbc, Naral, Cnbc, Espn, Free Speech, Surveillance, Human Rights Campaign, Media, Facebook, Television, Internet, Social Networks, Advertising, Activism, Mybarackobama, Telecommunications, Fox News, Youtube, Community Organizing, Fisa, Technology, Media News

Instead of having content generated in studios, financed with giant bankrolls, and distributed to the masses on a limited number of channels, SaysMe is encouraging you to attack the media world asymmetrically.

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Friday Talking Points [40] -- Obama Shines, McCain Whines

Chris Weigant | Posted 07.25.2008 | Politics

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Be careful what you wish for, John. That seems to be the message of the week for Senator John McCain. He took some campaign consultant's idea a few w...

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Voice Your Dissent -- In A Security Cage

Colorado Independent | Posted 07.23.2008 | Home

Read More: Free-Speech Zones, Free Speech, Convention Free Speech, Protest Cage, Convention Protest, Democratic Convention Protest, Secuity Cage, Home News

So-called free speech zones have been employed by both parties at past political conventions. This year Democrats face the embarrassing possibility that they will be the only party caging dissenters.

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A Free Speech Graveyard at the Democratic National Convention

John W. Whitehead | Posted 07.21.2008 | Politics

Read More: Democratic National Convention, Protest, Free Speech, Dnc, Politics News

With the media having sold out the First Amendment rights of protesters for the sake of their own financial interests, it is now left to a handful of civil liberties organizations and protesters to challenge these restrictions in court.

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Even Paid Speech Isn't Free

Harry Shearer | Posted 07.16.2008 | Media

Read More: George W. Bush, Free Speech, Harry Shearer CD, Harry Shearer Ad, Media News

When Clear Channel saw my "Songs of the Bushmen" ads, their tone changed from oleaginously friendly salesman to angry schoolmarm -- the art was "not acceptable," a curt email informed me.

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Redefining the Press In An Election Year

Michael Lawlor | Posted 07.09.2008 | Home

Read More: Supreme Court, Press, Blog, Election, Online, Free Speech, Home News

As the concept of the press and what constitutes news are continually being challenged and redefined, freedom of the press becomes an even more crucial concept.

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Unhappy Birthday Pacifica

Leslie Harris | Posted 07.02.2008 | Media

Read More: Freedom of Speech, US Supreme Court, George Carlin, Technology, Fcc, Broadcast Indecency, Free Speech, Media News

Today, the media landscape barely resembles that of the late '70s, but the so-called "pervasiveness" concept arising from Pacifica -- the idea that broadcasting is an unstoppable "intruder" in the home -- lives on.

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Maybe Harvard Thought It Was The 'Manifestly Illegal' Party?

Greg Lukianoff | Posted 06.24.2008 | Living

Read More: Campus Liberty, Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, Harvard, Fire, Greg Lukianoff, Free Speech, Living News

Harvard University is enshrined in the popular imagination as our nation's premier liberal arts institution. So when Harvard does something foolish like censoring a proposed student party because of its mildly risque name -- it's a big deal.

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Vietnamese Community Tests Free Speech

Peter Scheer | Posted 06.11.2008 | Media

Read More: Editorial Independence, Footbath, Ethnic Media, Vietnam, Flag Desecration, Free Speech, Little Saigon, Newspaper, First Amendment, Media, Journalism, Diaspora, Media News

When the biggest Vietnamese-language newspaper in the country, gave offense to its readers in an obscure but controversial article about a work of art, it triggered an explosion of protests among readers.

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California Uber Alles?

Greg Lukianoff | Posted 06.11.2008 | Politics

Read More: Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, First Amendment, Loyalty Oath, Individual Rights, Fire, Free Speech, Violence, Politics News

California's Constitution requires state employees to pledge to take up arms to defend the state against enemies. The oath was added in 1952; it was hardly justifiable then and is a bizarre anachronism now.

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Freedom of Speech and Press Emerging as Presidential Debate Issue

Jack Myers | Posted 05.28.2008 | Media

Read More: Syracuse University, Dean David Rubin, Clear Channel, Free Speech, Media News

In his convocation address this year, retiring Newhouse School Dean David Rubin explained he sought to come up with questions for the candidates about the area he knows best: freedom of speech and press. Here are questions Rubin would like the Presidential candidates to answer.

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