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Free Speech Rationales After September 11th: The First Amendment In Post-World Trade Center America, Marin Roger Scordato
Free Speech Rationales After September 11th: The First Amendment In Post-World Trade Center America, Marin Roger Scordato
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The tragic events of September 11th generated numerous proposals for greater security measures and increased police powers that might, if implemented, constrict the customary scope of free speech in the United States. Legitimate concerns for internal security have placed increased pressures on traditional constitutional protections for expressive activity. It is against this backdrop that this article presents a careful examination of the basic rationales for adopting constitutional level protections for free speech. The article analyzes the nature of, and many of the conflicts among, the traditional rationales for a constitutional right of free expression. It also suggests that much of …
All Things Being Equal, John H. Garvey
All Things Being Equal, John H. Garvey
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I will discuss the effect that the proposed Religious Equality Amendment might have on existing First Amendment law.
The Development Of The Right Of Assembly: A Current Socio-Legal Investigation, George P. Smith Ii
The Development Of The Right Of Assembly: A Current Socio-Legal Investigation, George P. Smith Ii
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It will be the purpose of this article to assay the historical evolution of the freedom of assembly, noting first its development in England and later in America and finally its current position in the twentieth century. Even though the rights of free speech, association, and religion are inescapably drawn into case discussions of freedom of assembly, effort will be made to confine the consideration to the pertinent assembly problems. In addition to considering the fundamental legal propositions embodied in this right, as well as its raison d'etre, thought and discussion will be given to the sociological interpretations of the …