Sentences with phrase «examples of free speech»

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If true, then here we have another example of the state of free speech in the land of Campbell.

I'm reading NFIB v. Sebelius (the Obamacare decision) in preparation for teaching the case to my constitutional law students and came across the following most interesting passage in in Justice Ginsburg's opinion: «A mandate to purchase a particular product would be unconstitutional if, for example, the edict impermissibly abridged the freedom of speech, interfered with the free exercise of religion, or infringed on a liberty interest protected by the Due Process Clause.»

If I am to have a right to free speech, for example, then I must be empowered to speak and be heard, which means using the power of the state to give me the resources I need and to suppress anything that might disempower me.

But he says this symbolism is «adherent,, rather than being a true act of language (a true act of language being, for example, the metaphor, which is a free invention of speech).

But giving your mom a speech about how you are morally superior to her for not eating animals is false logic, considering the slave labor used to produce your fruits, vegetables, nuts, and other delicious animal - free ingredients (coffee, sugar, bananas, mangos, berries, peaches, and cashews are just a few examples of foods imported from the third world where workers are severely mistreated and underpaid, or farmed by underpaid Mexican immigrants in the US).

Starmer said that criminal charges were suitable where there were examples of harassment; where court orders were flouted; or where «grossly offensive» or «threatening» comments were made - but that the free speech threshold must be set very high.

In another example of national tensions over the parameters of free speech on campus, those opposed to the daylong «Let Freedom Ring» conference held signs reading «Shame on Siena,» «Ban Bigots» and «No Sanctuary for Racists.»

«There is no better example of the very best in journalism than that provided by Marie Colvin, whose determination to illuminate events in the most dangerous corners of the world... and the ultimate sacrifice she made in doing so all underline the need to preserve and protect free speech and a free press.»

If, for example, an special interest group is receiving 96 % of its funding from, say, Westboro Baptist Church, the principle of free speech (and Buckley v. Valeo) would say that prohibiting such donations is bad.

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Students working at Level 3 can, for example: justify reasons for restrictions to free speech; identify benefits of volunteering to the individual and the community; identify that sites of historic significance belong to the whole community; recognise some key functions and features of the parliament such as defining the role of the speaker of the House of Representatives; and recognise the key feature of the separation of powers in Australia.

I'm not against the use of Mortal Kombat footage for hilarity purposes (and I thought that this «Floridal Kombat» segment was very funny), but I do think it's odd for The Daily Show to cite Mortal Kombat as an example of a game that is so distasteful that it should invalidate the medium's free speech protection while also using the same game for its comedy needs.

Nürnberg type trials don't strike me as particular good examples of defending free speech and trials could go both ways.

For example if I were to say «Mann is just an alarmist attack poodle» then according to the standard esposed by the judge, that would be a clear case of protected free speech which need not even go to court.

(4) It is clearly evidence of Judith and the gang being willing to throw out any attempt at establishing consistent criteria to use in evaluating the climate wars — for example, criteria related to tribalism, or activism, or vitriol, or free speech.

There could be a difference between free speech of individuals, which should definitely be upheld, and concerted (often - financed) efforts by vested interests to promote the dissemination of toxic substances (the classic example being tobacco smoking).

For example, in the United States, Hulk Hogan's widely reported lawsuit against Gawker raised a number of issues quite apart from the merits of the case (privacy rights vs. free speech).

Let's look at the Ur - example of a free - speech law, and the most wide - ranging, the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America.

For example, the right to freedom of speech does not mean you have to use that free speech at all.

For example, rules limiting judicial campaign conduct have been attacked as unduly restrictive of candidate's free speech rights.

The document also recommends a range of defences to protect free speech: these would include lawful authority, necessity (to protect life, for example), consent, absolute privilege (such as reporting court or parliamentary proceedings), the publication of public documents, etc..

I might be more impressed with the Law Society's commitment to the Charter if it questioned the accreditation of law schools whose university's codes of conduct are routinely used to suppress free speech on campus — Ottawa, York, Calgary being some notable, infamous, recent examples), it's not clear why a university's commitment to charter values is at all relvant to the function of the LSUC, namely to: ``... to ensure that,

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.

«Instead, a regional shopping center is the functional equivalent of a city street, and the free speech rights that people enjoy in a downtown area — to leaflet, for example, apply to shopping centers.»