The right to freedom of expression goes beyond this negative freedom from interference, however, and includes the recognition of positive free speech rights. (religion-online.org)
Magistrate Judge Mark Martin, a veteran of the war in Iraq, ruled that Talag Elbayomy's sharia defense — what he claimed was his obligation to strike out against any insult against the prophet Mohammed — trumped the First Amendment free speech rights of the victim. (religion.blogs.cnn.com)