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The Second Amendment Has Become A Threat To The First, Diana Palmer, Timothy Zick
The Second Amendment Has Become A Threat To The First, Diana Palmer, Timothy Zick
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The Costs Of Dissent: Protest And Civil Liabilities, Timothy Zick
The Costs Of Dissent: Protest And Civil Liabilities, Timothy Zick
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This Article examines the civil costs and liabilities that apply to individuals who organize, participate in, and support protest activities. Costs ranging from permit fees to punitive damages significantly affect First Amendment speech, assembly, and petition rights. A variety of common law and statutory civil claims also apply to protest activities. Plaintiffs have recently filed a number of new civil actions negatively affecting protest, including "negligent protest," "aiding and abetting defamation," "riot boosting," "conspiracy to protest," and "tortious petitioning." The labels are suggestive of the threats these suits pose to First Amendment rights. All of these costs and liabilities add …
Protesting In America, Timothy Zick