Sentences with phrase «exercise of free speech»

The Court concluded that the Legislative Assembly may limit its members» exercise of free speech as part of its own parliamentary privilege (McIver, at para 51).
The Coalition's Legal Hotline service provides free one - on - one legal consultations to journalists, bloggers, ethnic media, community activists and ordinary citizens experiencing frustration and government resistance in the exercise of their free speech and open - government rights.
There are limits that the Supreme Court has found to the unfettered exercise of free speech.
In the First Amendment context, the Supreme Court has struck down rules that «chill» the exercise of free speech rights.
For these reasons, just as screaming fire in a crowded theater when no fire exists is not construed to be a justifiable exercise of free speech, climate change science disinformation can not be justified on free speech grounds and must be understood as the morally indefensible behavior of many fossil fuel companies, some corporations and industry organizations, and free market fundamentalist foundations that have funded the climate change disinformation campaign.
In September, at a campaign rally for Alabama Senate candidate Luther Strange, Trump famously called the players «sons of bitches,» recasting the protests from an exercise of free speech into an insult to patriotism and disrespect to the military.
It's our exercise of free speech.
SJP — I have not seen the film, but unless it is promoting violence against Muslims, then the film is an exercise of free speech that should not be suppressed.
therealpeace2all — The film is an exercise of free speech that should not be suppressed — this is not a case of yelling «fire» in a crowded theater.
The film is an exercise of free speech that should not be suppressed — this is not a case of yelling «fire» in a crowded theater.
nottolate — I have not seen the film, but unless it is promoting violence against Muslims, then the film is an exercise of free speech that should not be suppressed.
HHG — The film is an exercise of free speech that should not be suppressed — this is not a case of yelling «fire» in a crowded theater.
The prestige media is generally blind to its own belligerency in the culture war; it champions as courageous the exercise of free speech that is vituperative and slanderous while simultaneously calling for civility, and condemning as uncivil even the measured responses of those who are slandered.
«They're being punished for the exercise of free speech by CNN.

Not exact matches

For precisely the same reasons that I found your statement to be laughable, the government must insure that mechanisms are put in place to insure that the actual persons granted free speech rights by the Supreme Court (the owners of the corporations) are the ones actually exercising their new rights instead of having those rights stolen by fat - cat executives and self - appointed boards.
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»
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.»
Mr. Keith Cressman, a Methodist minister, filed suit against the state alleging violations of his rights to freedom of speech, due process, and the free exercise of religion under the First and Fourteenth Amendments.
Fox closed their toilet bowl of a comments section so he has to come to a progressive site to exercise his free speech.
For you to be «American enough,» as you put it, you must accept the fact that most of us will exercise our free speech and say that I do not believe a word that you posted has any truth to it.
And, having devoted much of my time at Princeton to fighting for free speech, I am glad to see you, my friends, exercising your First Amendment rights and voicing your dissent.
Johnson's IRS insertion was then, and is now, a violation of our individual rights of freedom of speech and the free exercise of religion.
I think we should create a new holiday, and call it parody Mohammad day, in memory of those who died for exercising free speech.
Let us remember that the First Amendment also guarantees the FREE EXERCISE of religious belief — INCLUDING RELIGIOUS SPEECH.
The First Amendment Defense Act can and should protect the free exercise of religion without ignoring the freedom of speech, press and assembly for the non-observant as well as the devout.
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.»
We need to extend First Amendment guarantees of free speech and free exercise of religion to the broadcast media.
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.
«In contrast to the whole idea of «silence,» Day of Truth has encouraged students to exercise their free speech rights and have an open dialogue while respectfully listening to others,» Cushman said.
«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.»
HappyMeal The right of a woman to control her own reproductive life is like the right to free speech: You don't have to agree with how people exercise that right to still want to protect their right to do it.
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.
I think it just speaks for itself, when some random assortment of leaders offer a bounty to murder anyone who exercises free speech that contends with the word of the murderer muhamed, they too should be murdered.
Players, coaches, and owners united after President Donald Trump took aim at the athletes exercising their right to free speech, calling them «sons of bitches» and imploring owners to fire them.
And if you are slamming SKJ as disloyal because he thinks he will have a better chance of reaching his goals elsewhere, then allow me (and others, I'm sure) to exercise my free speech to say that the thing that you said sucks.
The National Disaster Management Organisation (NADMO), has indefinitely suspended one of its officers in the Ashanti Region, for exercising his rights to free speech, saying he had breached the Civil Service Law — PNDC Law 327 by mocking the first two gentlemen of the land.
So far, the campaigns have been laden with hate speeches, mudslinging and acrimonious attacks on supporters and bill boards of rival parties, heightening fears that it may not be a rancour free exercise.
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.
Elia responded Thursday in a letter to the governor that she too supported the students who exercised their free speech rights, and that her agency will investigate «any reports where the safety of students was put in jeopardy, as we always do.»
Journalism is the exercise of a fundamental human right - that of free speech.
EVERYBODY, EVERY GHANAIAN CITIZEN, ANYWHERE NEEDS TO ACKNOWLEDGE HE / SHE IS FREE TO EXERCISE RESPONSIBLY HIS / HER INALIENABLE FREEDOM OF SPEECH.
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...»
Plainly, I believe in the freedom of the press and freedom of speech in this country, even when it is sometimes exercised provocatively, as it is supposed to be in a free country, but there are also areas where an individual is entitled to have their privacy protected.
I can not accept Molly Sauter's conceptualisation of a distributed denial - of - service (DDoS) attack as an exercise in free speech (25 October, p 27).
I can not accept Molly Sauter's conceptualisation of a distributed denial - of - service (DDoS) attack as an exercise in free speech (25 October,...
But first he explores a theory that he developed while serving a sentence for violating campaign finance laws (in the exercise of his «free speech» rights) that postulates that political parties have a criminal mentality to how they operate.
With their pro bono representation, I sued several Washington officials, among them Governor Gary Locke, arguing that the state's exclusion of theology majors from the Promise Scholarship program violated my rights to free speech, free exercise of religion, and equal protection under the laws.
This means that excluding religious schools may violate not one but three separate constitutional provisions: the equal protection clause, the free exercise clause (which protects the free exercise of religion), and the free speech clause.
Admittedly, there are plenty of ambiguities in how the Court has interpreted and applied the equal protection, free exercise, and free speech clauses.
We have a deep respect for those who choose to exercise their right to free speech, but we make no excuses for taking action on some of the worst performing schools in the district.
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