Questions tagged [first-amendment]
First amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Related tags: "freedom-of-speech".
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Can US federal law impose restrictions on firearms that are greater than those imposed by a state?
Can US federal law impose restrictions on firearms that are greater than those imposed by a state?
The above is the legal question I'm asking. Below is the kind of circumstance that suggests the kind ...
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Is the President of the United States obligated to permit all news outlets at press conferences?
Is there any law requiring the President of the United States to allow access or invitations to all news outlets at press conferences?
What legal principles or precedents govern the inclusion or ...
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Is it okay for a student in St. Mary's middle school to swear during school hours? [closed]
A sub teacher called my class the S word multiple times. We are usually not a good class but for subs we are, and she just told us that we are little s.
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Can a US president selectively enforce laws to have the effect of chilling free speech?
I've been looking at the 1st amendment of the US constitution recently, and its quite obvious that the interpretation of it in the courts through case law has grown quite a lot richer than the text of ...
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Does deporting pro-Hamas campus agitators violate the 1st amendment?
Currently, Trump administration is attempting to deport foreign nationals involved in pro-Hamas riots at Columbia University and elsewhere. What first amendment exceptions allow that?
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How is California’s Food and Agricultural Code § 27637 ("no lying about eggs") not unconstitutional?
It is unlawful for any person to make any statement, representation, or assertion orally, by public outcry, or proclamation, or in writing, or by any other manner or means whatever concerning the ...
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Would a student have any valid claim to freedom of speech if a school prevented him giving out condoms?
I re-stumbled upon an older story that even the first time I read it had me questioning if the student in it had any legal case for his threat to sue here
The story is long but the short version is ...
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Isotope enrichment, NRC, and free speech
Let's say a person had a couple new potential isotope enrichment techniques which they would like to reveal to the world.
In the United States, can they be shared openly under the First Amendment?
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How does the First Amendment protect collection of information?
A comment on an answer to another question makes the assertion
The First Amendment protects both the collection and dissemination of information.
The First Amendment, according to the Library of ...
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Does the First Amendment protect deliberately publicizing the incorrect date for an election?
I know that most forms of lying are protected by the First Amendment, but there are some narrow exceptions.
Does the First Amendment protect deliberately publicizing the incorrect date of an election, ...
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What is the current state of U.S. law regarding misleading inducements in shadow banning?
The general idea appears to be that social media companies retain the right to deamplify users' voices, for reasons that may or may not be ethical or sensible. The question is whether users have any ...
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I want to remove school record that reveal my trans status. Can my complaint use terms which stipulate this without identifying as 'transgender'? [closed]
I live in California and ran track in high school.
During winter break of 10th grade, I began my transition and returned in 2014, facing challenges to be treated equally. My former school was slow to ...
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Are email “confidentiality clauses” binding? [duplicate]
Sometimes, I receive emails for other people. Some of them have a clause at the bottom that says, “If you are not the intended recipient of this message, please delete it and inform the sender ...
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What are the "fair use" implications of using someone's personal story in a political campaign without their permission?
After the State of the Union address, Senator Katie Britt told a story about a woman's being (sex) "trafficked" in a rebuttal. Let's say that the facts were accurate in isolation, but it had ...
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Are restrictions on candidates appearing on a party primary ballot consistent with the First Amendment?
In Trump v. Anderson, the Supreme Court is taking up the questions of whether Donald Trump can appear on the Republican Party primary ballot. This ballot is administered by the State of Colorado, and ...
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