1. First Amendment Free Speech
The government has attempted to intervene through passing laws and imposing regulations. ... As a result of the precedent set in the Zenger case, and the reluctance of juries to support prosecutions for seditious libel, the common law of seditious libel in America became generally unenforceable" (Linder 1&2). ... When the Bill of Rights was enacted, the First Amendment was construed mainly to shield speakers from imprisonment for anti-government views. ... What restrictions can the government place on speech in a designated public forum? A designated public forum, according to the Supreme...
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