News & Commentary about Free Speech
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Protecting free speech means protecting a free press, the democratic process, diversity of thought, and so much more. The ACLU has worked since 1920 to ensure that freedom of speech is protected for everyone.
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Oct 9, 2009
The Court and the Cross
Oct 6, 2009
"You Always Wonder, Is There Some Question I Haven't Thought Of?"
Oct 1, 2009
First Hearing Held in the Breast Cancer Gene Patents Challenge
Sep 30, 2009
Finishing Beloved
Sep 24, 2009
Fighting for Free Speech at the G20 in Pittsburgh
Sep 22, 2009
2009 Supreme Court Term Preview
Sep 18, 2009
NYT Calls for End to “Ideological Exclusion”
Sep 15, 2009
The Erosion of Posse Comitatus
Sep 9, 2009
"The Fat Lady Has Sung for the Fourth Amendment"
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Aug 28, 2009
How the Patents on the Breast Cancer Genes Harm Physicians and Patients