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In defense of Lou Dobbs: Nasty, nativist and pandering to the worst in America? Sure. But overstepping the bounds of the First Amendment? Uh, nope.; Andrew Leonard Apr 29, 2008
Lou Dobbs vs. La Raza: Does featuring Minutemen on his show make Dobbs a purveyor of hate speech? And should the man be surprised that some critics call him a bigot?; Andrew Leonard Feb 5, 2008
Taser nation: Bravo to Chris Matthews for speaking out against the Bush administration's policies of stifling free speech.; By Joe Conason Sep 21, 2007
Free speech for the rich and powerful: How the Roberts-led Supreme Court is setting the stage for bureaucrats to shape American culture from the top down.; By Garrett Epps Jun 29, 2007
Have you heard my rape joke?: A Colorado University sophomore keeps the ACLU in business.; Chris Colin Nov 10, 2006
Pro-choice vandals: A Northern Kentucky University antiabortion display gets defiled by pro-choice students.; Rebecca Traister Apr 16, 2006
Them damn pictures: By caving in to fanatics over the Danish cartoons, the West has shown that it is not only gutless but brainless.; By Doug Marlette Feb 24, 2006
A bitter defeat for the press: The Supreme Court's refusal to hear the Cooper-Miller case will do more than hurt two reporters -- it will erode the press's ability to cover sensitive stories.; By Farhad Manjoo Jun 28, 2005
A "volunteer" police state: Why were we forced out of Bush's Social Security talk? And why won't the White House identify that fake Secret Service agent who stopped us?; By Leslie Weise Apr 25, 2005
Indecency wars: Activists who beat back the FCC on media consolidation are dismayed to find former allies leading an unprecedented effort to restrict radio and TV content.; By Eric Boehlert Apr 14, 2005
Operation American Repression?: An Army sergeant in Iraq who wrote a highly critical article on the administration's conduct of the war is being investigated for disloyalty -- if charged and convicted, he could get 20 years.; By Eric Boehlert Sep 29, 2004
Howard Stern unplugged: With the government escalating its war on radio free speech, the shock jock's days are numbered.; By Eric Boehlert Apr 14, 2004
Don't worry, be sexy: The government tells the Supreme Court that Web publishers should relax -- a Web censorship law only applies to the "worst" porn peddlers. But why should we trust it?; By Scott Rosenberg Mar 3, 2004
Voting machine showdown: A leading maker of computer election equipment defends itself in court against charges that it overreached itself in trying to stifle critics.; By Farhad Manjoo Feb 10, 2004
Playing games with free speech: A federal judge says computer games don't deserve First Amendment protection. His decision is wrong, stupid and dangerous.; By Wagner James Au May 6, 2002
Killing the messenger: William Harvey discovered the limits of free speech when he paraded a block away from ground zero with a poster of Osama bin Laden.; By Christopher Ketcham Apr 8, 2002
Free speech and the Internet: A fish story: A legal dispute between online aquatic plant enthusiasts and a pet supply store illustrates the perils of casual opining on the Web.; By Katharine Mieszkowski Apr 4, 2002
The dangers of silencing disagreement: A Texas journalist speaks out after being fired for criticizing President Bush.; By Tom Gutting Oct 1, 2001
Democracy held hostage: We are fighting for freedom -- including the right to vigorously debate. But the war fever crowd wants us all to march in step.; By David Talbot Sep 29, 2001
Cyber slammed: Kids are getting arrested for raunchy online bullying. It's definitely offensive, but is it against the law?; By Amy Benfer Jul 3, 2001
Banning censorship: First Amendment attorney and author Marjorie Heins argues that obscenity laws do children more harm than good.; By Amy Benfer Jun 11, 2001
Right-wing colleges reject "God is an abortionist" ads: Thrilled to hear David Horowitz's pronouncement that "campus censors are on the run," I try a little free speech of my own -- at Bob Jones U. and other conservative schools.; By David Mazel Apr 27, 2001
The Internet's public enema No. 1: Will Rotten.com -- home of the Web's most gruesome, explicit and utterly tasteless photographs -- ever be kicked offline?; By Janelle Brown Mar 5, 2001
Bitch, bitch, bitch: Vault.com invited the disgruntled employees of the world to vent at its Web site. But then its own workers joined in.; By Janelle Brown Feb 1, 2001
Don't let McCain censor the Net: New legislation that would require the use of filtering software by public libraries is unnecessary and unconstitutional.; By Christopher Hunter Oct 25, 2000

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