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Why Stephen Colbert Won’t End the FCC’s Freaking Ban on ‘7 Dirty Words’
FCC censorship of TV and radio for stations using ‘c-ck’ or ‘sh–‘ is unconstitutional, but experts say the Supreme Court is unlikely to say so
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Trump Can’t Escape His Muslim Immigration Ban Campaign Pledge in Court Hearing
Hours before the hearing, Trump’s election website was scrubbed of campaign promises for a “temporary” ban on Muslims entering the United States
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FCC Can’t Fine CBS for Stephen Colbert’s Sex Joke About Trump and Putin, Experts Say
Indecency rules do not apply after 10 p.m., former FCC staff lawyer says
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ACLU Mocks Trump’s ‘Religious Freedom’ Order – But Isn’t Suing
ACLU will see Donald Trump in court… but only the court of public opinion
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Trump Has a Split Personality on Free Speech Rights, Experts Slam ‘Hypocrisy’
The president has practically no power to change libel laws anyway
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Trump’s Tweets Are Losing Popularity – Sad!
It’s fake news to say Trump’s tweets are always at dawn. He tweets morning, noon and night.
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President Trump’s Twitter-Bashing of Judges Used to Be Against the Law
“At the beginning of the 20th century he could have been severely punished” for criticizing the judiciary, First Amendment attorney Floyd Abrams tells TheWrap
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ACLU Backs Trump on First Amendment Right to Shout ‘Get ‘Em Out of Here!’ at Rally (Video)
President has “constitutional rights, too,” ACLU staff attorney Lee Rowland says
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Prosecuting WikiLeaks Endangers All Reporters, First Amendment Experts Say
The public also loses if the government prosecutes the media for leaks, experts argue
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Jeff Sessions Refuses to Rule Out Criminal Prosecutions of Mainstream Press
Legal action against WikiLeaks would pose threat to all news organizations in the U.S., experts say
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Trump Lawyers: Demonstrators Had No Constitutional Right to Protest at His Campaign Rally
“Mr. Trump was not ‘inciting a riot’ but was rather exercising a core First Amendment freedom when he said ‘[G]et ’em out of here,’” POTUS’ attorneys argue
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Berkeley Blinks, Reinvites Ann Coulter to Speak Next Month
University had canceled speech over fears of violent protests like the ones that scuttled appearance by fellow conservative firebrand Milo Yiannopoulos
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Trump Administration to Supreme Court: Keep Mug Shots Private to Avoid ‘Embarrassing’ Suspects
Brief from Department of Justice is curiously sympathetic to criminal defendants
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Infowars’ Alex Jones Claims He’s a Fake ‘Character’ on Air – to Win Custody of Kids
“He’s a performance artist,” lawyer for right-wing internet radio host argues over extreme footage that his ex-wife claims proves he’s an unfit parent
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‘Something to Hide’? Trump Will Keep White House Visitor Logs Secret
President Trump is is halting former Obama’s policy of releasing the names of most White House guests
