Sentences with phrase «abridging freedom»
Taking the US as an example, the Constitution states Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
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That statement of the law had to be counterweighed against the free speech clause of the First Amendment which provides that «Congress shall make no law abridging freedom of speech».
It says (my emphasis): Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the...
«Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof, or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.»
But you're right that these laws are all at least theoretically in conflict with the First Amendment rule that «Congress shall make no law... abridging the freedom of speech.»
«Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech,...»
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment or religion or prohibiting free exercise thereof, or abridging the freedom of speech or of the press, or the right of people peaceable to assemble and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.
The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution reads, in part, «Congress shall make no law... abridging the freedom of speech.»
Sometimes these issues overlap with the First Amendment's speech clause («or abridging the freedom of speech»), which also is broad on its face.
Amendment I. Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of PO Box 997377 MS 0500 Sacramento, CA 95899 - 7377.
2018-04-08 18:43 Amendment I. Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of PO Box 997377 MS 0500 Sacramento, CA 95899 - 7377.
The First Amendment prohibits Congress from fining or jailing citizens, or associations of citizens, for engaging in political speech -LSB-...] Although the First Amendment provides that «Congress shall make no law... abridging the freedom of speech,» § 441b's prohibition on corporate independent expenditures is an outright ban on speech, backed by criminal sanctions.
The First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States provides (among other things) that «Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press...»
For example, freedom of speech is effected by a statement that «Congress shall make no law... abridging the freedom of speech.»
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
The 1st amendment states that «Congress shall make no law -LSB-...] abridging the freedom of speech».
A straightforward violation of the First Amendment's prohibition of «laws abridging the freedom of speech,» right?
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people to peaceably assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.
«Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to peti.tion the Government for a redress of grievances.»
Lets look at the 1st amendment: Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.
They embedded freedom of speech in the First Amendment as one of our essential liberties: «Congress shall make no law... abridging the freedom of speech.»
Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble.
The first misunderstanding of many people is that First Amendment protection of free speech, namely, that «Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of the press or of speech,» is absolute.
Constitutional Amendment 1: «Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances»
Rights have limits: The First Amendment prohibits laws abridging freedom of speech, but courts have not protected falsely shouting fire in a crowded theater or inciting to riot.
So what was being upheld was that the government could not abridge the freedom of the leadership.
Not exact matches
«It represents yet another attempt on the part of the government to abridge without sufficient justification fundamental democratic rights and freedoms that have underpinned our society for centuries and which we have defended against tyranny on many occasions.»