Prevent an Orwellian future by banishing book bans
Though all books provide value to society, few impact the public consciousness like George Orwell’s “1984,” which turns 75 years old this month. Published in […]
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Patriotic holiday provides opportunity to understand First Amendment, other rights
The smell of gunpowder hangs in the air, and the gutters overflow with torn and tattered paper alongside bits of burned cardboard. Clearly, the Fourth […]
Musk’s Twitter purchase reasoning highlights misconceptions of free expression rights
The richest man in the world is Elon Musk, and he values the freedom of expression so much that he purchased Twitter for $44 billion […]
NY Times Twitter ‘reset’ calls for curriculum review
This post originally appeared on JEADigitalMedia.org on April 29, 2022. It is being posted here for posterity. Twitter has been in the news a lot […]
Supreme Court rules in favor of students, First Amendment rights
The First Amendment prevailed in yet another attempt of governmental overreach. On June 23, the Supreme Court found in favor of the free speech rights […]
Supreme Court upholds First Amendment in Phelps case
On March 2, the United States Supreme Court ruled on the case of Snyder v. Phelps, 09-751, which was a case concerning the First Amendment […]
Front Page Friday: Express
It is that time of the week again. It is time to look at my favorite newspaper front page of the week. As always, I […]
Phelps protesters to face supreme court
The Westboro Baptist Church of Topeka, led by pastor Fred Phelps and other members, has been in the news a lot lately for their in-your-face […]