ISIL Freedom Network: United States > Scholarly and In-Depth Studies > Free Speech

Court decisions about college speech codes
Source: Robert B. Chatelle
Country: United States

Robert B. Chatelle, former Co-Chair of the National Writers Union's Political Issues Committee, complied this review of legal decisions on college speech codes. (1996)

The whipping boy
Source: Reason
Author: Jib Fowles
Country: United States

"Although television violence has never been shown to cause hostile behavior, its sinister reputation lives on. This is because the issue masks a variety of other struggles." (02/26/01)

Congressional testimony on laws against hate and bias
Source: U.S. House of Representatives
Author: Prof. Heidi M. Hurd
Country: United States

Prof. Hurd details to the House Judiciary Committee the ways in which laws against "hate speech" and improper thoughts violate traditional American concepts about freedom and the limits of state power. (8/4/99)

Group libel and hate speech under the First Amendment
Source: FindLaw.com
Country: United States

A scholarly examination of the treatment of "hate speech" and "group libel" under the First Amendment.

Missing link
Source: Reason
Author: Jacob Sullum
Country: United States

"[A]ctivists and politicians who reflexively blame the media for antisocial behavior have latched onto Surgeon General David Satcher’s recent report on youth violence to support their position. This is odd, since the report does not conclude that exposure to violent entertainment is an important risk factor for violent crime." (01/23/01)

Marketing violent entertainment to children
Source: Federal Trade Commission
Country: United States

The usual government pile-on attacking the media for marketing youth culture to (gasp!) youth. The report formas the basis for many current calls for censorship. (Adobe Acrobat) (9/11/00)

Intolerant alliance
Source: Reason
Author: Jesse Walker
Country: United States

"Conservatives and progressives have made common cause in many of the moral crusades and moral panics of the last century -- and in its broad outlines, one can see the not-quite-unusual alliance taking shape even earlier." (02/23/01)

Does the internet's global reach justify less freedom of speech?
Source: The Cato Institute
Author: Robert Corn-Revere
Country: United States

This report examines the free speech implications of allowing the internet to be governed by myriad local censorship laws from around the world. (07/24/02)

Amicus brief in United States v. United Foods, Inc.
Source: CFIF
Country: United States

"In United States v. United Foods, Inc., No. 00-276 (U.S. Supreme Court), the Center filed an amicus brief arguing that a federal law administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture that compelled mushroom producers and processors to fund generic advertising for mushrooms violated the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution." (Adobe Acrobat) (04/17/01)

The FDA and First Amendment issues
Source: Mercatus Center
Author: Jonathan Klick, Dorothy Donnelley, and Jennifer D. Zambone
Country: United States

The FDA has traditionally claimed the right of limiting speech in the advertising and labeling of products in order to protect the public health. This document addresses some of the questions concerning the the legal and public health implications of changing or maintaining the current regulatory regime. (09/02)

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