freedom of speech

noun phrase

: the legal right to express one's opinions freely

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Media organizations are closely watching the CNN case to determine the limits of the First Amendment's freedom of speech protections. Michael Gfoeller and David H. Rundell, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025 Those detained recently include the director of a freedom of speech group, and the son in law of Edmundo González, the retired diplomat who became the opposition's stand-in candidate in July's election, and is now in exile. Manuel Rueda, NPR, 10 Jan. 2025 In response to critics on social media who are calling the removal of the mods a form of censorship, the post also notes that Nexus Mods is privately owned and not subject to claims of violating freedom of speech. Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 9 Jan. 2025 Other topics touched upon in the interview included colonization of Mars, Israeli security, crime in the United States, and freedom of speech. Timothy Nerozzi, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 9 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for freedom of speech 

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“Freedom of speech.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/freedom%20of%20speech. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

Legal Definition

freedom of speech

: the right to express information, ideas, and opinions free of government restrictions based on content and subject only to reasonable limitations (as the power of the government to avoid a clear and present danger) especially as guaranteed by the First and Fourteenth Amendments to the U.S. Constitution see also free speech compare censorship, prior restraint
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