Questions tagged [freedom-of-speech]
The right to communicate without fear of government sanction or censorship. While this right is implied in some countries, it may not be explicit in all of them. For the U.S. see also "first-amendment" tag.
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Is there an example of someone trying to incite violence being found innocent because the speech was too ineffectual to pass the Brandenburg test?
As I understand it the Brandenburg test for deciding if speech is protected has two parts:
The speech is “directed to inciting or producing imminent lawless action,” AND
The speech is “likely to ...
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What is the legal case for someone getting arrested publicizing information about nuclear weapons deduced from public knowledge
I have a vague memory of a court case involving a man being prosecuted for publicizing information about nuclear weapons. He obtained that information by logic deduction and probably calculations from ...
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Legality of busking a song with copyrighted melody but using different lyrics to deliver a message
Are there any legal impediments to busking a song with melody and lyrics copyrighted in the United States---with the same melody but with different lyrics---on U.S. streets?
Does it matter if the song ...
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What is the remedy in First Ammendment cases involving city councils?
City councils in the United States routinely try to ban or censure criticism of other individuals ("personal attacks") during their deliberations. For example, in some cases chairs have ...
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Is it considered harrassment in the US to call a black man the N-word?
I recently saw a Youtube Short featuring a man interviewing Jordan Peterson and they were discussing the legality of calling someone by racial slurs, specifically the N-word. Seemingly having actually ...
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Giving information to patients about schedule 2 drug stocks at a retail pharmacy in Florida (US)
Context: There is currently a nationwide shortage of Adderall, a schedule 2 drug. One of the pieces of advice for patients is to see about getting the drug in a different formulation, as not all ...
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Is it legal to remove chalk drawings on public property?
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Political group A chalked messages on public property. (Assume this is legal.) Group B, who disagree with A, deface A's message by rinsing it with water (making it ...
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Definition of the term "reasonable" in Colorado House Bill 21-1310, or how it will be decided if not defined
Colorado house bill 21-1310 was signed on 2021-07-01 and became law. It limits the rights of HOAs to regulate flags and signs. Specifically it says:
THE ASSOCIATION MAY ESTABLISH REASONABLE , CONTENT ...
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Did the Manchester consulate Hong Kong independence protestors commit a public order offence?
Protestors recently gathered outside the PRC consulate in Manchester raising a photoshopped portrait of President xi in a noose.
Would this have been tolerated had it been king Charles outside of ...
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Judges barring defendants from using social media
A New York Times article recently mentioned that a US immigration judge has prohibited a non-US-citizen from speaking on social media, apparently as a condition of release from detention.
But the ...
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Can an individual be held responsible if their code is used maliciously?
For a while now, I have been interested in viruses, backdoors, etc. As a result, I've started to tinker around with techniques on how to go undetectable for educational/personal purposes. I'd like to ...
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What is the status of songs that glorify illegal activity in different countries?
If I understand correctly, freedom of speech does not, in many countries, include speech that glorifies illegal activity.
What is the legal status in such countries of songs like Convoy, which do that?...
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If Hammond v. DPP EWHC 69 (2004) had taken place in 2008, would it have held?
In 2006 Section 29J was added the Public Order Act 1986 which provides freedom of belief and expression defense for religiously aggravated versions of public order offences.
Hammond v DPP applies a ...
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What is - and isn't - "harassment" "alarm" and "distress"?
Certain controversial and seemingly ill defined and subjective provisions like s4a or S5 public order offences, or anti social Behaviour legislation rely on terms like harassment alarm and distress. ...
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Are Texas schools required to display posters with an Arabic translation of "In God We Trust"?
There's a story going around the Internet of an activist donating posters to Texas schools with an Arabic translation of "In God We Trust". The claim is that Section 1.004 of the Texas ...
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