Friday, March 11, 2011

Free Speech: Where Does It End?

We know that the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution gives us the right to criticize government, express disturbing ideas, and create art and entertainment that some find offensive. But how about picketing the funeral of a dead soldier by a church whose tactics many Americans would find simply outrageous?

By an 8-1 vote last week, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that even this speech is protected by the First Amendment. NPR reports.

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