First Amendment to the United States Constitution

longer be banned from libraries no matter the content. Three reasons censorship should be less regulated in libraries is freedom of speech, the conflict between what is found offensive, and books are a representation of life. First, the U.S. Constitution's first amendment…

Milo Yiannopoulos was forced to leave the UN Berkley campus after an anti alt-right protest turned violent. The Mr. Yiannopoulous’ speaking event was cancelled, causing uproar amongst the conservative community, including the President of the United States (Doubek). This series of events re-proposed the question, what is free speech’s role on college campuses, and should public universities play favorites with speech. While public universities ought not ban individuals on the alt-right nor…

anybody the wrong way. At least, that’s what they want you to believe. Many Americans disagree with the notion that you have to speak in a “politically correct” fashion. You should be free to speak as you like right? That's what the Constitution and the 1st amendment state. One person in particular, author, journalist, and political correspondent Juan Williams believes, that this is simply an attempt by the left wing to prevent people from doing their jobs, and also from being able to speak…

and when they were asked to remove them, they refused. They were suspended until they could return to school without armbands. On New Years’ Day, 1966, they came back to school peacefully, but filed a lawsuit against the schools with their parents. First they went to the district court, which dismissed the case and said that the schools’ actions were reasonable because a protest could cause disruption in classes (Oyez). Then they went to the U.S. Court of Appeals, with no success. Finally, they…

Freedom of expression, set under section 2(b) of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, is one of Canada’s most valued rights in the bill of rights of the Constitution. It is has paved the way for the society in which thirty-five million people reside today. With this level of influence and admiration, it is truly a fundamental right. However, many ground-breaking cases have illustrated the need to limit freedom of expression. A prime example is the landmark case that took place in 1990…

Obscenity is legally defined as a class of “hard-core “pornography that is so offensive and so lacking in social value that is denied Frist Amendment protection. Obscene expression is unprotected in all media. Indecent materials are less graphic or erotic than obscenity. Indecency is protected in the print media and on the Internet but may be restricted in the more intrusive broadcast media and may be limited in some ways on cable television and in telephone communications. The case involved…

Those that favor more secure measures to protect US citizens may support free speech zones in college and rulings which specify what our children are allowed to create expressively in the school system. One reason for support may be that supporters believe that these free speech zones can serve as protection from groups wishing to harm those in the political gathering or those protesting at the event. Another reason to support more secure measures in school could be that the parents agree with…

The Concreted Declaration of the Students of Rowland High School, When in course of human events, it becomes necessary for the school to dismiss the compulsory nature of the school system, and to assume among the powers of the earth, the free and lenient station which the Laws of Nature and of the country entitle them, an adequate respect to the opinions of students demands that they should declare the causes which impel them to dislike school as a whole. We hold these truths to be pronounced:…

Its importance should be self-evident to anyone who has ever spoken, read, or written. Without a doubt, the United States of America was not so long ago the pinnacle of mankind’s achievement, a pinnacle with a foundation on the First Amendment. It was once the prime generator of truth but political correctness has choked its engine. The left-leaning children of political correctness must learn that the instant benefit they…

Additionally, Britain notoriously turns a blind eye to the 'customs' of its Islamic immigrants. Girls are pulled out of school in their mid-teens and are forced into marriages, which amounts to kidnapped and raped. As for suffrage, in many places Britain still uses mail-only ballots, where the ballots are delivered to a household. Under such conditions, the head-of-household can 'persuade' those of voting age to vote in a certain way, both eliminating woman's suffrage and their ability to make a…