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Stephen Colbert is out. Jimmy Kimmel is off the air. And the FCC Chairman has offered the country a chilling choice: “We can do this the easy way or the hard way.”
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Tennessee’s Troubling Move to Name the Bible as the State’s Official Book
Tennessee trying to name The Bible as the state's official book is the latest attempt to insert religion into government and challenge the U.S. Constitution's Establishment Clause.
Read More »The Ambiguous Support of Chick-fil-A’s Freedom of Speech Supporters
If you dig past the chicken fat you'll find something most foul.
Read More »Sarah Palin Takes Issue With Supreme Court and Westboro Baptist Church
The Phelps family's speech and religious exercise is constitutionally protected. So is yours, Sarah Palin.
Read More »Cause Celebre: Actors and Their First Amendment Rights
Do celebs have a right to be outspoken?
Read More »Freedom of Speech Protects Speech, Not Feelings
Protection does not extend to the natural consequences of opening one’s mouth.
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