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Free Speech Out Loud

Free Speech Out Loud is a podcast devoted to supplying you with audio versions of prominent First Amendment cases.

Free Speech Out Loud

New York Times v. Sullivan, 376 U.S. 254 (1964)

New York Times v. Sullivan, 376 U.S. 254 (1964)

Free Speech Out Loud

February 24, 2023

This is (1964). Legal Question: To what extent does the First Amendment protections for speech and press limit a state's power to award damages in a libel action brought by a public official against critics of his official conduct? Action: The...

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New York Times v. Sullivan, 376 U.S. 254 (1964)

February 24, 2023

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New York Times v. Sullivan, 376 U.S. 254 (1964)

FIRE Article, "Nature Human Misbehavior: politicized science is neither science nor progress" (Sept. 14, 2022)

September 16, 2022

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FIRE Article, "Nature Human Misbehavior: politicized science is neither science nor progress" (Sept. 14, 2022)

O'Hare Truck Service, Inc. v. City of Northlake, 518 U.S. 712 (1996)

May 10, 2022

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O'Hare Truck Service, Inc. v. City of Northlake, 518 U.S. 712 (1996)

Speech: "Spirit of Liberty" by Judge Learned Hand, 1944

March 30, 2022

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Speech: "Spirit of Liberty" by Judge Learned Hand, 1944

Keyishian v. Board of Regents, 385 U.S. 589 (1967)

February 15, 2022

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Keyishian v. Board of Regents, 385 U.S. 589 (1967)

FIRE Article: "QUIET CAMPUSES: America's 10 Worst Colleges for Free Speech" (Feb. 2, 2022)

February 4, 2022

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FIRE Article: "QUIET CAMPUSES: America's 10 Worst Colleges for Free Speech" (Feb. 2, 2022)

FIRE Article: "From protests to the Supreme Court: How the Civil Rights Movement advanced First Amendment legal protections" (Jan 14, 2022)

January 14, 2022

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FIRE Article: "From protests to the Supreme Court: How the Civil Rights Movement advanced First Amendment legal protections" (Jan 14, 2022)

Reason Magazine Article: "The Second Great Age of Political Correctness" by Greg Lukianoff (January 2022)

December 21, 2021

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Reason Magazine Article: "The Second Great Age of Political Correctness" by Greg Lukianoff (January 2022)

Eternally Radical Idea Article: "Yale's treatment of psych lecturer another step in continuing retreat from academic freedom" by Adam Goldstein and Peter Bonilla (Dec. 6, 2021)

December 21, 2021

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Eternally Radical Idea Article: "Yale's treatment of psych lecturer another step in continuing retreat from academic freedom" by Adam Goldstein and Peter Bonilla (Dec. 6, 2021)

FIRE Article: "What does MIT stand for? Faculty, alumni want answers." by Komi German (Dec. 1, 2021)

December 10, 2021

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FIRE Article: "What does MIT stand for? Faculty, alumni want answers." by Komi German (Dec. 1, 2021)

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