Free Speech

Rushdie Fracas Reflects Badly on India »

By Amitabh Pal, January 23, 2012

By yet again showing its disdain for free speech, the Indian government has done itself a big dishonor.read more

Bravo to Madison's Solidarity Singers!

December 20, 2011

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Wis. ACLU and Protesters Assail Walker’s New Rules on Speech »

By Rebecca Kemble, December 19, 2011

"It is totally inappropriate to ask citizens to waive their rights away."read more

Free Speech Victory in Madison! »

By Matthew Rothschild, December 9, 2011

The DA dropped all charges against the 20 people arrested for taking pictures or carrying signs in the Wisconsin state capitol.read more

Walker's War on Free Speech

December 6, 2011

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Dane County Refuses to Drop Case Against Free Speech Protesters Arrested in Madison Capitol »

By Matthew Rothschild, November 18, 2011

“The case should be called ‘The State of Wisconsin versus The People of Wisconsin.’ ”read more

Even After Tucson, Don’t Criminalize More Speech »

By Matthew Rothschild, January 11, 2011

The government already has enough power to round people up. It doesn’t need more. And we shouldn’t criminalize some everyday political speech.read more

Keeping Ann Coulter Off Stage Is Not a Victory  »

By Matthew Rothschild, March 24, 2010

It's not a cause for celebration that she cancelled her talk at the University of Ottawa.read more

Shutting Down Ann Coulter No Cause for Celebration

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Free Speech Even for Fred Phelps »

By Matthew Rothschild, March 15, 2010

I hate Reverend Phelps’s speech. But the First Amendment is there to protect speech that we find rude and reprehensible. Otherwise, we wouldn’t need it.read more

Citizens have the right to talk back to the police »

By Kevin Alexander Gray, August 4, 2009

President Obama reached the wrong conclusion on the controversy between the police officer and the professor.read more

Satellite TV Peddler to be Sentenced in New York for Letting Customers Get Station Run by Hezbollah »

By Matthew Rothschild, February 13, 2009

“It is beyond dispute that ‘core’ First Amendment values—speech and the right to publish news and information—are at stake.”read more

Ticketed for "McCain=Bush" Sign

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