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Free Speech
Gay High School Student Delivers Valedictorian Speech He Was Barred From Giving
Evan Young's principal stopped him from giving his speech after learning he would announce he is gay.
Civil Rights Groups Tell Governor Pence: Don’t Stifle Free Speech
A letter to Pence delivered May 15th argues that passage of SR 74 will stifle free speech by equating criticism of Israeli policies with anti-Semitism.
Complaint to City Council From Journalist: May Day Crowd Control
The editors at Democracy Watch News are very concerned about the treatment of members of the press by police during the May Day protests on Capitol Hill.
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“Drastic Decline” Seen in World Press Freedom
Reporters Without Borders warns of a “worldwide deterioration in freedom of information.”
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Charlie Hebdo: When Freedom of Speech Isn’t Paramount
The concept of a civil society depends on far more than simply unrestrained freedom of speech.
Digital Darkness and Silence for Sex Offenders in the Information Age
Does restricting sex offenders' online access portend diminished privacy for all of us?
Free Speech Case on Right to Boycott Goes Before Washington Supreme Court
Anti-SLAPP law at issue in Olympia food co-op boycott case.
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“Je Suis Charlie” – but Not in My Backyard
World leaders walked, decrying the violent suppression of speech and religious freedom, although many of them have been guilty of the same crimes in their own nations.
The Eyes of the World
With constant news delivery, there is little time to contemplate tragedy such as the Charlie Hebdo massacre.
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Limits to Freedom of Speech? When Legalism Replaces Humanism
To claim that everything should be subject to ridicule is to state that nothing is sacred.