Political correctness and the First Amendment: the false threat

Article Abstract:

It would be misguided to try to chill the 'politically correct' (PC) speech movement in the interests of preserving freedom of speech, since it is freedom of speech itself which has enabled the PC movement to emerge. The groups lumped together under the PC label represent a wide spectrum of interests, sharing in common a feeling of oppression and of being outside society's mainstream. The attempted enforcements of PC speech which have occurred in many universities will always be struck down in court in favor of freedom of speech rather than enforcement of a certain kind of speech.

Political correctness

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Yes: swift action is needed - not apology

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Fundamental fairness and the future of our judicial system demand that prosecutors who leak be fired from their positions. First Amendment advocates need not fear that taking this position puts criminal defendants Sixth Amendment rights over First Amendment rights as neither should be sacrificied to limit leaks. Although prosecutors are not always the source of a leak, they are almost always the first source of pretrial publicity. Defense lawyers who fight back tend to be accused of media grandstanding.

Standards, Ethical aspects, Public prosecutors, Free press and fair trial, Pretrial publicity, Right to fair and impartial trial

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Freedom of (some) speech: nonpolitical issues often slighted in 1st Amendment rulings

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First Amendment rights to free speech have been upheld consistently if the speech has been classified as political. Other types of speech, such as sexual, commercial, and in advertising, have faced restrictions in numerous Supreme Court cases. Cases and issues regarding these restrictions to free speech are presented.

United States

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