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Supreme Court leaves Free-Speech Advocates Empty-Handed


— July 2, 2003

The Supreme Court is usually sympathetic to free-speech challenges, but not this year.

Justices sided with the government in every First Amendment case it ruled on during the nine-month term that ended last week, upholding laws and policies intended to protect the public from dishonest telemarketers, cross-burners, pornographers, and drug dealers in public housing.

CNN.com/Law Center has the story here.


The Supreme Court is usually sympathetic to free-speech challenges, but not this year.

Justices sided with the government in every First Amendment case it ruled on during the nine-month term that ended last week, upholding laws and policies intended to protect the public from dishonest telemarketers, cross-burners, pornographers, and drug dealers in public housing.

CNN.com/Law Center has the story here.

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