The readings this week talk about about freedom of speech and the First Amendment. What limits do you think there should be re. freedom of speech? What do you think of efforts to restrict “hate speech”? Review at least one of the freedom of speech websites listed in this week’s reading materials to help develop your response.
Banned Books Online
http://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/banned-books.html
Censorship Pages
http://www.booksatoz.com/censorship/index.htm
Chilling Effects Clearinghouse
http://www.chillingeffects.org/index.cgi
Federal Communications Law Journal
http://www.repository.law.indiana.edu/fclj/
The File Room
http://www.thefileroom.org/
First Amendment Law Review
http://www.law.unc.edu/journals/falr/
Flag Burning Page
http://www.esquilax.com/flag/index2.html
Freedom Forum: First Amendment Library
http://www.firstamendmentcenter.org/category/speech
Index for Free Expression Homepage
http://www.indexoncensorship.org/
International Freedom of Expression Exchange Clearinghouse
Legal Information Institute: Communications Law: An Overview
http://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/index.php/Communications
Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press: First Amendment Handbook
http://www.rcfp.org/handbook/viewp01age.cgi
Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Freedom of Speech
http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/freedom-speech/
Would the Real First Amendment Stand Up?
http://www.krusch.com/real/real.html