Government speech versus free speechAndrey_Popov/ShutterstockTexas offers drivers a choice of specialty license plates but is the state, not the driver, doing the talking, when there’s a message on the plate? A recent Supreme Court case addressed the issues raised when state and private citizens team up to produce speech.
On June 18, in Walk...
The president reacts to the news of the shooting in Charleston, South Carolina. Jonathan Ernst/Reuters, CC BY-SAThe president said the N-word, and it became a top news story.
Now, it wasn’t the first time a president said the word — recordings exist in which Lyndon Johnson and Richard Nixon use the term artfully and prolifically.
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Guys, let's not get ahead of ourselves.EPA/Alexander ZemlianichenkoDiscussions about a possible Grexit, from the euro or even the EU, have rarely been off the EU’s agenda over the past five years. As Greece and its creditors negotiate yet another deal, it seems unlikely that the latest round of crisis avoidance will provide a long-term...
The Bill of RightsJames E. Knopf/ShutterstockOn June 18 the Supreme Court issued several opinions, among them two First Amendment decisions: Reed v Town of Gilbert, Arizona, and Walker v. Texas Division, Sons of Confederate Veterans.
While several prominent analysts have decried these decisions as being fundamentally at odds with each other, the...
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