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John Tinker, one of the co-petitioners in the Supreme Court case Tinker v. Des Moines, talked about the 50th anniversary of the landmark case on student free speech.On February 24, 1969, the Court…

The Heritage Foundation held a discussion on whether libel laws should be examined to restrain the media. Panelists debated the pros and cons of existing laws.

In his book, Beyond the First Amendment, Sam Nelson explained the difference between free speech and the First Amendment and why Americans often get them confused. C-SPAN’s Local Content Vehicles…

Supreme Court experts reviewed the court’s most recent term and previewed the next term scheduled to start on October 7, 2019. Speakers analyzed the court’s rulings on gerrymandering, the…

Andy Parker, father of a slain local TV reporter, spoke about his concerns over immunity protections for internet service providers (ISPs), after video of his daughter’s death was posted…

David Kaye, United Nations special rapporteur on freedom of opinion and expression, talked about policing free speech on the internet.

The Justice Department held a day-long summit on combating anti-Semitism. In this panel, experts focused on addressing anti-Semitism but also respecting the First Amendment in the process.

A three-judge panel in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in New York City heard oral argument in Knight First Amendment Institute v. Trump, a case concerning the 45th president’s…

The Supreme Court heard oral argument in Lamone v. Benisek, a case on partisan gerrymandering. Republican voters in Maryland challenged the 2011 6th Congressional District map, saying it…

The Supreme Court heard oral argument in Iancu v. Brunetti. The case concerns trademark law and the Lanham Act, which allows the U.S. Patent and Trade Office (USPTO) to refuse applications it considers “immoral” or “scandalous.” The USTPO, citing Lanham, since 1990…

Viewers responded to the Supreme Court’s recent ruling that a Christian cross located at the Bladensburg World War I Memorial in Maryland is allowed to remain on public land. The memorial…

The Supreme Court heard oral argument in two consolidated cases, American Legion v. American Humanist Association and Maryland-National Capital Park v. American Humanist Association, which concern…

The Washington Post held a discussion on freedom of expression and online speech. Among the participants were Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) and social justice advocate Michael Render, also known as…

Comfortably Numb: Honoring America’s Right to a Free Press was the first-prize high school east winner in C-SPAN Classroom’s StudentCam documentary contest. Ella Grace Rodriguez, Justin Whittingham, and Luke…

Fighting for a Better Tomorrow was the first-prize high school central winner in C-SPAN Classroom’s StudentCam documentary contest. Jacob Sammon, Matthew Moran, and Riley Vander Hart, seniors at Urbandale…

Free Speech in America was one of the second-prize high school east winners in C-SPAN Classroom’s StudentCam documentary contest. Darius Adamson, Gabrielle Greenley, and Darius Darby, seniors at Richland…

Students Ruin the First Amendment was one of the second-prize high school central winners in C-SPAN Classroom’s StudentCam documentary contest. Sophie Foley and Lauren Higginbotham, seniors graders at…

America: A Marketplace of Ideas was one of the second-prize high school east winners in C-SPAN Classroom’s StudentCam documentary contest. Anne Joseph and Ashley Browne, sophomores at the Winsor School in…

Fifty years ago, on February 24, 1969, the Supreme Court decided in Tinker v. Des Moines that students do not lose their First Amendment rights on school grounds. The court ruled in favor…

Columbia University President Lee Bollinger and First Amendment scholar Geoffrey Stone examined the evolution of free speech since the Supreme Court’s 1919 ruling which decided that freedom…