First Amendment articles

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  Tweets of rage: does free speech on the internet actually exist?

  By Nilay Patel on December 4, 2012 10:30 am + 115 comments

  Is Twitter more like a phone company or more like a newspaper? It's a laughably strained comparison Continue reading…

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  Reddit CEO addresses Violentacrez controversy: 'we will not ban legitimate investigative journalism'

  By Sean Hollister on October 16, 2012 08:49 pm + 94 comments

  Reddit doesn't really dictate how its corner of the internet is run, but CEO Yishan Wong has some Continue reading…

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  Confiscated cellphone at Times Square shooting reignites debate over photographing police

  By Adi Robertson on August 14, 2012 01:32 pm + 499 comments

  On Saturday, 51-year-old Darrius Kennedy was approached by police for reportedly smoking marijuana Continue reading…

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  DC police allegedly steal citizen's cellphone, one day after receiving explicit orders not to

  By T.C. Sottek on July 26, 2012 05:15 pm + 53 comments

  Washington DC's chief of police issued a general order on July 19th that gives officers explicit Continue reading…

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  DC police chief issues order defending citizens' right to record police

  By Kimber Streams on July 24, 2012 08:36 pm + 33 comments

  Washington DC's police chief Cathy Lanier has issued a general order that explains the public's Continue reading…

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  Judge: Twitter must release arrested Occupy protestor's data

  By Tim Carmody on July 2, 2012 06:12 pm + 17 comments

  A recent criminal court ruling in Manhattan makes it harder for both users and web companies to Continue reading…

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  Tim Wu on why 'free speech for computers' is dangerous

  By Adi Robertson on June 21, 2012 08:53 am + 11 comments

  We're a long ways from humanoid computers, but companies like Google have argued that their web Continue reading…

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  Sex offenders fight state courts on social network ban

  By Kimber Streams on May 30, 2012 06:36 pm + 16 comments

  Registered sex offenders are fighting legal battles in several states to overturn laws banning them Continue reading…

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  New York state lawmakers challenge anonymous online speech with proposed bill

  By T.C. Sottek on May 22, 2012 10:07 pm + 41 comments

  New York state lawmakers Dean Murray (R) and Thomas O'Mara (R) have proposed bills that would either Continue reading…

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  ACLU wins right to record on-duty police in Illinois

  By Jeff Blagdon on May 10, 2012 01:19 am + 12 comments

  Do freedom of speech and freedom of the press imply a right to film police officers doing their Continue reading…