Sentences with phrase «protecting free speech»

The purpose of protecting free speech, making sure media power is not concentrated, information is not secret, and so forth, was to protect democracy itself.

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More to the point, she continued, was the inconsistency between Roberts» comments yesterday about protecting free speech and his opinion in the so - called bong hits 4 Jesus case:

In that decision, Katz v. United States, the Supreme Court finally repudiated Olmstead and the many decisions that had relied upon it and reasoned that, given the role of electronic telecommunications in modern life, the First Amendment purposes of protecting free speech as well as the Fourth Amendment purposes of protecting privacy require treating as a «search» any invasion of a person's confidential telephone communications, with or without physical trespass...»

Rudy Giuliani, whose presence in the case was geared towards defense of historical fiction, says that, «This ruling is an important victory and we thank the court for protecting free speech.»

«These statutes have gone a long way into protecting free speech in the US, and by extension promoting a freer and more efficient market,» the Glaucus short - seller says.

At the higher education level specifically, the free and open exchange of ideas is central to the academic mission, and even private institutions, which can theoretically censor speech, typically enact policies protecting free speech.

SCIENCE AND POLICY • The president and Congress face crucial science - and technology - related decisions in the next four years: ensuring a clean and secure energy supply; making our health care system smarter; and protecting free speech online.

During an oral evidence session and in written submissions to the inquiry, Humanists UK and its student section Humanist Students called for clearer official guidance to be issued for universities and student unions on the current law and obligations towards protecting free speech.

The Apple (aapl) executive also commented on the First Amendment, which protects free speech — adding that at the time the founding fathers established this idea, there were no app developers, modern content creators, and other new forms of speech, notes 9 to 5 Mac.

In the United States, the fair use defense is designed to protect free speech and free expression.

That means Facebook deletes calls for violence or slurs that may be protected free speech in the U.S. under the First Amendment.

I'm in the military, and have no problem doing dangerous jobs to protect the free speech of people I don't agree with.

(The U.S. Supreme Court ruled this month that the group's actions are constitutionally protected free speech.)

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled earlier this month that Westboro's practice of picketing the funerals of fallen soldiers with offensive placards is constitutionally protected free speech.

The laws that protect Fred Phelps» right to hold up reprehensible signs also protect the free speech of all other religions, whether we think them right or wrong.

The only point I'm having a bit of trouble with is... «we should protect free speech * no matter what the cost *»

We may not agree with what is expressed, but we should protect free speech no matter what the cost — anything less is bowing to tyranny.

The Christian Legal Centre, which has been supporting Mr Courney, said the case highlights the need for police to «understand how the law protects free speech».

Religious groups in this country have tried to stifle free expression in music, literature and books, but the First Amendment of the Const / itution protects free speech, as well as the freedom to worship (or not worship) as you will.

They are not illegal and are protected free speech and yes, I think they are hateful to gay people.

But «protesting,» «displaying a sign,» «counseling,» «handing out a leaflet» in front of a «health care facility»» that is not constitutionally protected free speech.

North School Park in Arlington Heights is considered a public forum and has historically provided a space for the expression of constitutionally protected free speech, subject to reasonable Park District rules and regulations.

North School Park is considered a public forum and has historically provided a space for the expression of constitutionally protected free speech, subject to reasonable Park District rules and regulations.

Outside the perimeter of a Nativity scene set up at North School Park, the Arlington Heights Park District declares that the agency does not «sponsor, finance or endorse» the «Constitutionally protected free speech.»

The new Act will help to protect free speech, as well as end London's status as the «libel capital of the world».

They want smaller, local prisons; a digital bill of rights to protect internet users against security agencies; a second freedom bill to counteract heavy - handed policing of protests and protect free speech.

«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.»

The First Amendment protects free speech.

«The first amendment protects free speech, but if you don't have freedom of thought, do you really have freedom of speech?»

Crotty cited recent US Supreme Court rulings holding that big - dollar political contributions are a form of First Amendment - protected free speech.

The Supreme Court in its 1982 NAACP v. Claiborne Hardware Co. decision recognized boycotts as a First Amendment form of protected free speech.

After people were fired for a Facebook «like,» a court ruled that a «like» is not protected free speech.

Protected free speech is a luxury the Western world has long enjoyed.

«Should a Facebook «like» be protected free speech?.»

It emphasized that governments can not avoid their obligations to respect and protect the free speech, directly or indirectly.

Based on litigation in the United States, it remains unclear where the line can be drawn between protected free speech and impermissible use of the internet that can subject students, and teachers, to discipline.

With that said, any contract an author would be forced into that retards their ability to engage in protected free speech, protected under 1st Amendment, is null and void.

In general, we will act in ways which we believe will advance and protect free speech for independent authors.

Only the government is bound by the first amendment's mandate to protect free speech.

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Please know, however, that many of these instances are constitutionally protected free speech — and may not even involve a real animal.

So he's going to protect free speech by bringing a case where it is being infringed to the light of day in a courtroom.

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.

The idea that your words are protected free speech on a site somebody else created may not be spiteful and arrogant, but it sure feels that way.

That is the definition of First Amendment protected free speech.»

As one might expect, the NLRB protects free speech by employees, especially where employee rights and relations with employers are concerned.

The US Senate has passed a bill against «libel tourism», essentially barring the enforcement of defamation judgments from places that the US deems to protect free speech insufficiently.

«I know it when I see it,» said Justice Potter Stewart in that famous pornography case (Jacobellis v. Ohio) parsing the line between obscenity and constitutionally - protected free speech.