First Amendment Issues
Apropos a discussion I was having with + Ben Phenix and + Nicole Paolini-Subramanya about the right to assemble - ProPublica has a rundown, with commentary from Geoffrey Stone (author of the truly excellent book on the evolution of Free Speech - " Perilous Times: Free Speech in Wartime: From the Sedition Act of 1798 to the War on Terrorism ") Just How Much Can the State Restrict a Peaceful Protest? - ProPublica If the First Amendment guarantees the right to peaceful protest, why do peaceful protesters get arrested -- and sometimes pepper-sprayed and beaten up? We take a look at the legal precedents. (more...)