Tag: Free speech
Rap music and threats of violence: A case for the Supreme...
Clay Calvert, University of Florida
Kendrick Lamar won a Pulitzer Prize last year and Eminem set a record in 2019 for streams on Spotify. But...
Profit, not free speech, governs media companies’ decisions on controversy
Amanda Lotz, University of Michigan
For decades, U.S. media companies have limited the content they’ve offered based on what’s good for business. The decisions by...
Federal judge rules Trump’s Twitter account is a public forum
Clay Calvert, University of Florida
A federal judge in New York has ruled that President Donald Trump cannot block people from following or viewing his...
Most panhandling laws are unconstitutional since there’s no freedom from speech
Joseph W. Mead, Cleveland State University
Thousands of U.S. cities restrict panhandling in some way. These ordinances limit face-to-face soliciting, including interactions that occur on...
What is the online equivalent of a burning cross?
Jessie Daniels, City University of New York
White supremacy is woven into the tapestry of American culture, online and off – in both physical...
New legislation may make free speech on campus less free
Neal H. Hutchens, University of Mississippi
Around the country, state lawmakers have been talking about – and legislating – ways intended to protect free speech...
What was the protest group Students for a Democratic Society? Five...
Todd Gitlin, Columbia University
Editor’s note: The 2016 election brought student activism back into the spotlight. No student activist organization in U.S. history...
Can Facebook be sued for live-streaming suicides?
Shontavia Johnson, Drake University
In January, two different suicides were streamed using Facebook Live, a service that allows Facebook users to create and broadcast real-time...
EXPLORING NATURE
Wildfires can contaminate drinking water systems with harmful chemicals − here’s...
Andrew J. Whelton, Purdue University
The wildfires in the Los Angeles area have destroyed more than 10,000 structures, many...
