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    Offensive Speech and the First Amendment

    Legal scholars and academics examined the limits of free speech, including whether the First Amendment protects so-called offensive or “hate speech.” Speakers included representatives from t…

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    Publication of Classified Information

    Witnesses testified about the Department of Justice investigation of journalists who publish classified information. Among the topics they addressed were the national security implication of…

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    Moot Court: Rumsfeld v. FAIR

    The Institute of Bill of Rights Law, part of the William and Mary School of Law, marked the commencement of the new term of the United States Supreme Court with its 18th annual Supreme Court…

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    Falwell v. Hustler Magazine Part 1

    Attorneys and law students discussed the Supreme Court case Falwell v. Hustler Magazine. Professor Smolla talked about Rev. Falwell and Larry Flynt, publisher of Hustler magazine, and the la…

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    Free Speech

    Rodney Smolla, the author of Free Speech in an Open Society, discussed the issue of free speech and how the courts have delt with it in the past. He also discussed the limits of free speech …

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    First Amendment v. National Security

    The Federal Communications Bar Association and the American Bar Association hosted a celebration on the bicentennial of the First Amendment. Panelists spoke about first amendment rights vs. …

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