Life Without The First Amendment (B3 — Adrian R.) – Video
Life Without The First Amendment (B3 -- Adrian R.)
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Andrew Napolitano – Free Speech and Government – Video
Andrew Napolitano - Free Speech and Government
Judge Napolitano sheds light on the design of the First Amendment and how from the outset politicians have sought to thwart it. http://www.LibertyPen.com.
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ACLU suing over Lincoln Prep protest – Video
ACLU suing over Lincoln Prep protest
The Kansas City School District is facing a lawsuit, accused of violating a student #39;s First Amendment rights.
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Condoms dont violate the First Amendment – judge – Video
Condoms dont violate the First Amendment - judge
Mandating the use of condoms by porn stars does not violate the US Constitution #39;s First Amendment, according to the US Court of Appeals. A judge recently made the ruling after a group of...
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'The Interview' and First Amendment rights
News that the controversial comedy movie The Interview will be shown on Christmas Day is dredging up a rather complicated, and confused, argument about the Constitutions First Amendment.
As of Christmas Eve day, here is a quick recap of where we stand:
Sony Pictures is now allowing independent theaters to show the movie in more than 200 locations, after Sony and major theaters pulled the film initially. Sonys computers were hacked by folks with alleged connections to North Korea. The hackers also made threats to harm people who attended movie screenings at the theater chain venues.
Then, President Barack Obama called out Sony and the national theater chains.
We cannot have a society in which some dictator someplace can start imposing censorship here in the United States, Obama said last Friday.
Obamas comments and a huge push back from the entertainment industry were partially driven by concerns that North Korea, or at least its proxy in the form of the hackers, could dictate what companies can publish, in the form of a film, or any other type of digital content.
They also drew a quick response from Sony Pictures CEO Michael Lynton, who said, First, I was surprised by the remark. But, I think actually the president and I are coming from the same place. We are obviously both strong proponents of the First Amendment.
Sony also quickly pointed out that the major theater groups pulled the plug on the movie.
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