Free Speech Watch|All civil liberties must be respected, even in times of national emergency, however, the Freedom of Speech afforded by the U.S. Constitution is arguably the most important. In these days of the so-called “Patriot Act” our free speech is constantly under serious attack. This website monitors the efforts to protect our free speech. It also monitors the People’s reaction to those efforts.

But the defense of freedom of speech is most critical when the message is one most people find repulsive. That was true when the Nazis marched in Skokie. It remains true today.” Today’s appellate victory for the Westboro Baptist Church … First Amendment and the rest of the Bill of Rights. (From the public domain.) UPDATE: The Fourth Circuit reversed the trial court’s judgment on September 24, 2009. Last month, the Fourth Circuit heard oral arguments in a critical appeal …

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