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Tag: First Amendment

The First Amendment and social media: Let’s review

January 11, 2021 Amy Kuo Hammerman 2020 Election, Civil Rights, Constitution Leave a comment

Some thoughts about the (likely) purposeful misuse of the the 1st Amendment freedom of speech in the wake of events like Simon & Shuster

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PEN writers’ group sues Trump over abuse of First Amendment

October 21, 2018 Renee Shur Activism, Constitution, Legal issues/Law, Media, Trump Leave a comment

The First Amendment of the Constitution of the United States states: “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the

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