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Communications Decency Act and Section 230 (1996)

Congress enacted the Communications Decency Act as part of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 in an attempt to prevent minors from gaining access to sexually explicit materials on the internet.   It...

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Communications Act of 1934 (1934)

The Communications Act of 1934 regulated television and radio. Broadcasters have public obligations, which serve as a limit on their First Amendment rights. The post Communications Act of 1934 (1934)...

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Classified Documents

The Supreme Court in 1971 ruled that the government cannot restrain in advance the press from publishing classified documents under the First Amendment. The post Classified Documents appeared first on...

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Chilling Effect

Chilling effect is the concept of deterring First Amendment free speech and association rights through laws or regulations that appear to target expression. The post Chilling Effect appeared first on...

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Censorship

Censorship occurs when individuals or groups try to prevent others from expressing themselves. Government censorship violates the freedoms of speech and of the press. The post Censorship appeared first...

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Cameras in the Courtroom

Allowing cameras in courtrooms has stirred controversy and led to Supreme Court decisions in First Amendment cases. The Court has allowed states to experiment with this issue. The post Cameras in the...

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Broadcast Decency Enforcement Act of 2005 (2005)

The Broadcast Decency Enforcement Act increased fines for violating indecency standards. First Amendment advocates are concerned about the act's chilling effect on speech. The post Broadcast Decency...

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Autopsies and Treatment of the Dead

Sometimes state autopsy laws conflict with religious objections to such procedures, bringing into play First Amendment questions of religious liberty. Public access to autopsy records of the government...

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Actual Malice

Actual malice is the legal standard the Supreme Court uses to protect the media in libel cases in determining when public officials or figures may win damages in lawsuits. The post Actual Malice...

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Access to Courtrooms

Although the First Amendment doesn't mention freedom of access to courtrooms, the Supreme Court has held that the public right to attend criminal proceedings is implied. The post Access to Courtrooms...

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Alexander Contee Hanson and the Baltimore Riot of 1812

In 1812, a violent mob broke into a Baltimore newspaper office and attacked its owner Alexander Contee Hanson, whose articles opposing the War of 1812 angered them. In an example of lack of protection...

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