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.

We were the demonstrators that marched on Washington, that held the largest anti war rally in the United States to date, that fought for civil rights and won them for our brothers and sisters, that marched in protest after protest. We were the ones that were beaten with night sticks and sprayed with mace. …. Coorporations (made up of people) should not be deprived of free speech, and that includes political speech. The law allows for them to spend freely on speech, not donate directly to …

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Supreme Court focus shifts to criminal law and First Amendment. October 2, 2011. Written by Aaron Finestone. Leave a comment. Adam Liptak of the New York Times reports on the upcoming Supreme Court term. …

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Supreme Court's focus turns to criminal, First Amendment cases · Misc. Oct 022011. The Supreme Court, which has been focused in recent terms on the rights of corporations and on curbing big lawsuits, returns to the bench Monday with a …

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