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 5, 2012
In Court Today: The Constitution Also Lives in Airports
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Oct 4, 2012
Quest to Set Information Free Continues in the Technology Era
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Oct 3, 2012
New ACLU of Texas Report Reveals Fewer Banned Books
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Oct 2, 2012
A Long Legacy of Defending the Right to Read
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Oct 1, 2012
California Social Media Privacy Laws Give Students, Employees Online Rights
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Sep 28, 2012
Breaking the Law, Videotaping Suspicious Characters, and Seeing Through Walls (Friday Links Roundup)
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Sep 28, 2012
A "Foreign Policy Exception" to the First Amendment?