CENSORSHIP: PROTECTION VS. ... Censorship, for some people, is the protection of rights, not the removal of them. ... As the soul people responsible for a student's successful education, administrators have no choice but to act as parents. ...
The Flag Protection Act of 1989 says "anyone who knowingly mutilates, defaces, physically defiles, burns, maintains on the floor or the ground, or tramples upon a United States flag can be prosecuted." ... This can be proven in the 1st Amendment, The Flag Protection Act, and the fact that the flag does not loose its symbolism when it is burned. The United States argued that the Flag Protection Act does not outlaw burning but it does prohibit mistreatment so that the flag's identity is protected as a national symbol. ...
Besides, cyber law deals with the protection of intellectual property rights, freedom of speech, and public access to information. ... The Right to Privacy The right to privacy defines the protection of the private realm in the modern age. ... The copyright law of the United States is governed by the federal Copyright Act of 1976. ... This act only applies to U.S. domestic copyright as that is the extent of U.S. federal law. ... The fact that Article 19 protects the free expression of opinions implies that a rather strong emphasis is laid on the protection of the specific means by which th...
The first act to come out regarding the Internet and Freedom of Speech was PL 99-508 the Electronic Communications and Privacy Act of 1986 . This act consisted of two parts, title I and title II. ... Another Bill that was introduced into legislation is the Child Online Protection Act or COPA. ... This law has been called the Virginia Net Decency Act. ... Moreover the act fails to come up with content neutral alternatives. ...
The Fourteenth Amendment states, "The Statecannot deprive any person of life, liberty or property, without due process of law; nor deny any person within itsjurisdiction the equal protection of the laws." ... JosephDavis, brought in from Seminole County, "found that Florida's strict privacy law and the equal protection clause in theU.S. ... The Oregon Death with Dignity Act allows terminally ill adults who are mentally competentto ask for a prescription for medication "for the purpose of ending his or her life in a humane and dignified manner"(http://www.rights.org/deathnet/open.html)...
Justice Holmes further supported their decision by adding, "the character of every act depends up on the circumstances in which it is done." Furthermore, "The most stringent protection of free speech would not protect a man in falsely shouting fire in a theatre, and causing panic. ...
In 1995 the senate passed the Communications Decency Act written by Senator Jim Exon. The act "outlaws "obscene, lewd, lascivious, filthy or indecent" communications on the Internet," (Exon 130). ... Opponents of Internet censorship and the Communications Decency Act, feel that regulation of online activity is an immense threat to our First Amendment rights. ... Although people on both sides of this debate passionately defend their views, they both seem to be concerned with the protection of our children. ... Let's start by recognizing the fact that the protection of our children begins w...
The original Bill of Rights is basically a narrative of the protection of the people under the law and it prevents war representatives to exploit the people. ... With the above discussion it is clear that the foundation of the American freedom and protection of the Bill of Rights have changed for the worse as it eliminates most of the social rights and offers more rights to the state. ... With the whole September 11th thing most citizens of the United States believe that our government should do whatever it should to catch and punish those responsible, but also the rights of the people should...
The words must be used abusively and insulting and they are spoken in a face-to-face encounter where they may provoke the other party to act violently (Klotter 56). ... Many people disagree with the idea of hate speech receiving First Amendment protection but the Supreme Court holds that obnoxious speech is an example of America's free market place of ideas (Klotter 63). ... Communities also have the right to protect citizens from nuisances linked to speech by use of anti-noise ordinances, protection of residential property, anti-litter laws, prohibiting inte...
When Congress met in 1789, one of their main concerns was the creation of the Bill of Rights, which concerned the protection of speech and expression. ... Why were the founders so concerned about the protection of human expression and speech though? ... For example, the recent Patriot Act passed since 9/11/01 attempts to restrict essential fundamental rights. ...
The First Amendment forbids the abridgment only of "speech" but the court has long established that its protection does not end at the spoken or written word. ... Also dissenting, Justice Stevens questions, "Is it the power of the state or the federal government to decide the punishment on such an act?" For instance, Stevens reiterates that our history demonstrates that the ideas we fight for in protecting the national unity of our nation were worthy of cause, and then, equally worthy of protection from desecration is the symbol in which we carried throughout these battles. ...
United States) He was accused of violating the Espionage Act of 1917, and attempting to cause rebellion in the armed forces. ... He was also charged with violating the Espionage act of 1917. ... Schenck also believed and the defense also stated that the Conscription Act was in violation of the 13th Amendment of the Constitution, "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude shall exist within the United States." ... (Courtroom Drama) This is also when Holmes said one of his most memorable phrases "The most stringent protection of free speech would not protect a man in falsely shouting fire in a t...
Ever since the creation of the television and Internet, censorship has been a prime issue in the media industry. Many of the shows we view daily are filled with profanity, violence and sex. We need censorship to protect children from being exploited and exposed to things they shouldn't be. Th...
School stated that it disrupted the environment of education, but the supreme court ruled that this act was unconstitutional because it infringed on the students first amendment right to free speech and expression. ... In 1989 congress passed the Flag Protection Act, but was again ruled unconstitutional in U.S. v. ...
In 1998, the United States Supreme Court was faced with deciding whether a provision of the National Foundation of the Arts and the Humanities Act was constitutional or whether it violated the First Amendment rights of artists applying for grants. ... Section 5D of the Act says that the Chairperson of the National Endowment of the Arts shall ensure that when reviewing funding applications that consideration be given to "general standards of decency and respect for the diverse beliefs and values of the American public"(Hale). ... "The Court held that because the decency and respect clause was n...
The Supreme Court, you see, considers burning the American Flag an act which is protected by the first amendment right to free speech. ... Civil liberties groups and first amendment advocates, including the American Society of Newspaper Editors (ASNE), have fought the amendment, arguing that it would represent a cutback on protections for free speech. ...
It forms the first part of the constitution act in 1982. ... Section 15 of the Charter (Equality Rights), states that "every individual is equal before and under the law and has the right to the equal protection and equal benefit of the law without discrimination and, in particular, without discrimination based on race, national or ethnic origin, colour, religion, sex, age or mental or physical disability. ...
True, we have had our freedom limited a bit, but that is only for the protection of ourselves from one another and from the government. ... As long as they aren't hurting anyone and it is a peaceful act, they are guaranteed the constitutional right to do that. ...
Rather than implement rigid speech codes as a solution, universities should stress personal responsibility of those who speak and act. ... Instead of focusing on the best education for students, or the protection of all members of the campus community, campus speech codes have silenced diversity of opinion, thought, and discussion. ...
