Free Speech Watch » First Amendment http://freespeechwatch.org 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. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:50:04 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= Passed Up Strange: This week's glaring example of government … http://freespeechwatch.org/2012/02/08/passed-up-strange-this-weeks-glaring-example-of-government/ http://freespeechwatch.org/2012/02/08/passed-up-strange-this-weeks-glaring-example-of-government/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 11:50:03 +0000 webmaster He said it violated his First Amendment rights to free speech and religion. A Catholic officer, an Air Force rabbi, and the Muslim American Military Association joined Rigdon in his lawsuit. They feared the order would prevent chaplains from …

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]]> http://freespeechwatch.org/2012/02/08/propertyprof-blog-property-the-first-amendment/feed/ 0 MDP proposes bill to reform judiciary, reappoint higher courts … http://freespeechwatch.org/2012/02/06/mdp-proposes-bill-to-reform-judiciary-reappoint-higher-courts/ http://freespeechwatch.org/2012/02/06/mdp-proposes-bill-to-reform-judiciary-reappoint-higher-courts/#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:50:11 +0000 webmaster The first amendment proposes changing clause (a) of the article 5 of the Courts Act, reducing the Supreme Court bench to five judges inclusive of the chief justice. The amendment would also dissolve clause (a) of the article 16 in Judges Act …

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]]> http://freespeechwatch.org/2012/02/06/mdp-proposes-bill-to-reform-judiciary-reappoint-higher-courts/feed/ 0 Vermont's Catholic Bishop Takes a Stand for Religious Freedom … http://freespeechwatch.org/2012/02/06/vermonts-catholic-bishop-takes-a-stand-for-religious-freedom/ http://freespeechwatch.org/2012/02/06/vermonts-catholic-bishop-takes-a-stand-for-religious-freedom/#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:50:11 +0000 webmaster By its ruling, the Administration has cast aside the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States, denying Catholics our Nation's first and most fundamental freedom, that of religious liberty, and compelling an individual to violate his …

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]]> http://freespeechwatch.org/2012/02/06/vermonts-catholic-bishop-takes-a-stand-for-religious-freedom/feed/ 0 Conspiracy to Interfere With Civil Rights | Judge A. Howard Matz, A … http://freespeechwatch.org/2012/02/05/conspiracy-to-interfere-with-civil-rights-judge-a-howard-matz-a/ http://freespeechwatch.org/2012/02/05/conspiracy-to-interfere-with-civil-rights-judge-a-howard-matz-a/#comments Sun, 05 Feb 2012 11:50:03 +0000 webmaster Proposed Class Action In Defense of the First Amendment. LAW CITATIONS: 18 USC 241 Conspiracy Against Rights. 18 USC … 42 USC 1987 Prosecution of Violation of Certain Laws. 42 USC 1988 Proceedings in Vindication of Civil Rights …

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]]> http://freespeechwatch.org/2012/02/05/conspiracy-to-interfere-with-civil-rights-judge-a-howard-matz-a/feed/ 0 Egnorance: The First Amendment, under a tarp http://freespeechwatch.org/2012/02/02/egnorance-the-first-amendment-under-a-tarp/ http://freespeechwatch.org/2012/02/02/egnorance-the-first-amendment-under-a-tarp/#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:50:03 +0000 webmaster The First Amendment guarantees all Americans the right to free exercise of religion and the right to freedom of speech. The First Amendment prohibits an official national church. Nowhere does it guarantee the right not to see other people's …

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]]> http://freespeechwatch.org/2012/02/02/egnorance-the-first-amendment-under-a-tarp/feed/ 0 Chilling: SCOTUS hears case touching on right of Churches to self … http://freespeechwatch.org/2011/10/10/chilling-scotus-hears-case-touching-on-right-of-churches-to-self/ http://freespeechwatch.org/2011/10/10/chilling-scotus-hears-case-touching-on-right-of-churches-to-self/#comments Mon, 10 Oct 2011 10:50:03 +0000 webmaster [NB] But by casting her legal argument in terms of the government's interests, rather than the unchanging language of the First Amendment, she left open the possibility that at some future date, under different circumstances, the government …

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]]> http://freespeechwatch.org/2011/10/10/chilling-scotus-hears-case-touching-on-right-of-churches-to-self/feed/ 0 Action on the Court (of Appeals) – Gorkemgozleme Sports | World's … http://freespeechwatch.org/2011/10/08/action-on-the-court-of-appeals-gorkemgozleme-sports-worlds/ http://freespeechwatch.org/2011/10/08/action-on-the-court-of-appeals-gorkemgozleme-sports-worlds/#comments Sat, 08 Oct 2011 10:50:03 +0000 webmaster The theory of the suits was that, by delegating responsibility for construction of the bonfire to a group of students who were not trained or qualified for the task, the university had engaged in outrageous conduct in violation of substantive due process. The Fifth Circuit … Brentwood Academy, the First Amendment challenge to a high-school-athletics recruiting ban, a case on which the Supreme Court heard oral argument last month and which was discussed at length here and here. …

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]]> http://freespeechwatch.org/2011/10/08/action-on-the-court-of-appeals-gorkemgozleme-sports-worlds/feed/ 0 Supreme Court focus shifts to criminal law and First Amendment… http://freespeechwatch.org/2011/10/02/supreme-court-focus-shifts-to-criminal-law-and-first-amendment/ http://freespeechwatch.org/2011/10/02/supreme-court-focus-shifts-to-criminal-law-and-first-amendment/#comments Sun, 02 Oct 2011 10:50:03 +0000 webmaster 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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