Sentences with phrase «constituted protected speech»
Noting cases involving the California Bar Association, Martindale Hubbell, Esquire Publishing and The El Paso Times in which opinions about attorneys constituted protected speech, Avvo's Motion to Dismiss cites extensive case law protecting media outlets» First Amendment rights and rebuts the allegations in the Class Action Complaint.
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In a statement, Broglio's office said: «Archbishop Broglio and the Archdiocese stand firm in the belief, based on legal precedent, that such a directive from the Army (about not reading the letter) constituted a violation of his Constitutionally - protected right of free speech and the free exercise of religion, as well as those same rights of all military chaplains and their congregants.»
A Downing Street spokeswoman refused to comment, but a Home Office source told The Times: «Getting agreement about the thresholds for what constitutes extremism and what needs to be protected as free speech is not going to be easy or straightforward.»
«While we recognize the obligation to protect against hate speech that constitutes incitement to hostility, discrimination or violence, this should not be used as a pretext to clampdown on legitimate exercise of the right to freedom of expression that does not constitute incitement to discrimination, hostility or violence.
But in granting Avvo's motion to dismiss, U.S. District Judge Robert W. Gettleman found that Avvo's lawyer listings constituted non-commercial speech fully protected by the First Amendment.
The website and the statements contained thereon do not constitute a threat and are, therefore, protected speech.
The court held that responses to the questionnaires are announcements constituting speech protected by the First Amendment.
After having many of the videos translated into English, Wong and her colleagues set out to determine which ones were, in fact, illegal in Turkey; which violated YouTubeâ $ ™ s terms of service prohibiting hate speech but allowing political speech; and which constituted expression that Google and YouTube would try to protect.
Hunter refused, arguing that his blog constituted First Amendment protected speech and therefore, a disclaimer limiting his speech rights was unconstitutional.