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Freedom of speech is protected in the First Amendment of the Bill of Rights and is guaranteed to all Americans. Since 1920, the ACLU has worked to preserve our freedom of speech. Learn more and take action to protect the right to free speech.


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Free Speech : Resources

April 5th, 2004, DOJ OLC Opinion Condoning Controversial FBI Surveillance Tactics (08/16/2004)
The Department of Justice's Office of Legal Counsel issued this previously undisclosed memorandum in support of the FBI's controversial surveillance of peaceful protesters. The memo was issued in response to an internal complaint by a government employee.

Gonzales v. ACLU II: Supreme Court Rejects Internet Censorship Law (06/29/2004)
Feature on the renewed battle between the Attorney General and the ACLU in the Supreme Court over the constitutionality of COPA

Background on the Flag Desecration Amendment (03/04/2004)

Reasons to Oppose the Flag Desecration Amendment (03/04/2004)
Learn the reasons why the flag desecration constitutional amendment is unwarranted and unconstitutional.

Additional Ways to Protect Free Speech (03/04/2004)

Veterans Who Oppose the Flag Desecration Amendment (03/04/2004)
Read letters, quotes and testimonies from veterans explaining their opposition to a flag desecration amendment.

In Their Own Words: Compendium of Veterans' Quotes Against the Flag Desecration Amendment (03/04/2004)

Letters to the Editor: How To Write Them and Why They Work (03/04/2004)

Message Board Statement (02/10/2004)

Take the Banned Book Quiz! (09/25/2003)

Free Speech Under Fire: The ACLU Challenge to "Protest Zones" (09/23/2003)
Statement of Bill Neel

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