Thursday, April 22, 2010

Free speech and dog fights

"This law contains within itself a regressive, anti-democratic, anti-freedom germ. It implies that it is up to the state to declare what is a worthy object of expression and what is not. Which is why this week’s US Supreme Court ruling, declaring the law unconstitutional insofar as it violates the First Amendment, is so welcome." More...

How often does SCOTUS go 8-1? Once again the content of speech doesn't matter (for the most part). Read the actual decision from Roberts and Alito's objections if you really want to understand it.

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