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Walz’s distortion of the First Amendment was a direct reply to Vance’s call for "Democrats and Republicans to reject censorship. Let’s persuade one another. Let’s argue about ideas and ...
The public deserves to know if our federal courts are putting the First Amendment and, potentially, national security at risk, all over a defective case that ultimately isn’t even going anywhere.
“This is an alarming statement for government officials to make about a private research institution with First Amendment rights.” Misinformation researchers say they are adapting to a changed ...
The First Amendment (Amendment I) to the United States Constitution prevents Congress from making laws respecting an establishment of religion; prohibiting the free exercise of religion; or abridging the freedom of speech, the freedom of the press, the freedom of assembly, or the right to petition the government for redress of grievances.
During colonial times, English speech regulations were rather restrictive.The English criminal common law of seditious libel made criticizing the government a crime. Lord Chief Justice John Holt, writing in 1704–1705, explained the rationale for the prohibition: "For it is very necessary for all governments that the people should have a good opinion of it."
The legal rule itself – how to apply this exception – is complicated, as it is often dependent on who said the statement and which actor it was directed towards. [6] The analysis is thus different if the government or a public figure is the target of the false statement (where the speech may get more protection) than a private individual who is being attacked over a matter of their private ...
The government influence reached a crescendo following the The Post’s exclusive reporting on Hunter Biden’s laptop. ... Tim Walz said that the First Amendment doesn’t apply to misinformation ...
Walz is wrong, of course: The First Amendment, which vigorously protects Americans' free speech rights, does not distinguish between good information and misinformation.