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First Amendment
A study of a case concerning the First Amendment and freedom of speech.
# 138785
| 750 words
| 4 sources
| MLA
| 2008
| 
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on Dec 01, 2008
in
Law
(Constitution)
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Description:
The paper relates that the lawyers for the defense in the Rimbo case make the argument that the speech acts of the Rimbo brothers are protected by the First Amendment and that the brothers are therefore innocent of the charges leveled against them. The paper explains, however, how from the point of view of the government, there are compelling reasons why speech has to be curtailed at this time, at least certain forms of speech, and there are legal provisions for making that decisions and for addressing the issue so as to make this prosecution possible.
From the Paper:
"The lawyers for the defense in the Rimbo case make the argument that the speech acts of the Rimbo brothers are protected by the First Amendment and that the brothers are therefore innocent of the charges leveled against them. From the point of view of the government, though, there are compelling reasons why speech has to be curtailed at this time, at least certain forms of speech, and there are legal provisions for making that decisions and for addressing the issue so as to make this prosecution possible. The fact that freedom of speech can be a difficult issue is one of the reasons freedom of speech was included in the Bill of Rights, to assure..."Cite this Case Study:
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First Amendment (2008, December 01)
Retrieved June 07, 2023, from https://www.academon.com/case-study/first-amendment-138785/
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"First Amendment" 01 December 2008.
Web. 07 June. 2023. <https://www.academon.com/case-study/first-amendment-138785/>