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Matheson is clear that his grandmother from Richmond was a big believer in freedom of speech and against racial discrimination.
—John Tamny, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2025
At the federal level, most companies are arguing together that the New Jersey statute violates their First Amendment right to freedom of speech.
—Paresh Dave, WIRED, 25 Nov. 2024
The party recently pushed through laws similar to those used by the Kremlin to crack down on freedom of speech and LGBTQ+ rights.
—Sophiko Megrelidze, Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 2024
India’s government moved to ban it after rioting and outrage from Islamic groups, as a global debate over freedom of speech versus religious sensitivity raged.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 27 Dec. 2024
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“Freedom of speech.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/freedom%20of%20speech. Accessed 7 Jan. 2025.
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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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