U.S. First Amendment: Limits and Opportunities of the U.S. Information Regime
1. Most important first amendment case law in recent years, and why? (Explain how you would define important.) Holder v. Humanitarian Law Project, 561 U.S.…
The Case of Geo TV [Pakistan]
Blasphemy sentence against Pakistani actors and TV channel
Pro bono defence for journalists: two legal defence centres fighting for press freedom in Italy
Pro bono defence for journalists: two legal defence centres fighting for press freedom in Italy Ossigeno per l’Informazione and the Italian Coalition for Civil Liberties…
The Fragile Triangle of Artistic Freedom: A Study of the Documentation and Monitoring of Artistic Freedom in the Global Landscape, by Sara Whyatt and Ole Reitov
Reitov, Ole, and Sara Whyatt. The Fragile Triangle of Artistic Freedom: A Study of the Documentation and Monitoring of Artistic Freedom in the Global Landscape.…
NALSA Judgment: Critique of the Indian Perspective Beyond the Adams-And-Eves Worldview
This article was originally published in the Georgetown University Undergraduate Law Review and is reproduced here with permission and thanks. Fifty Eight… Beyond the man-woman…
Bible Believers v. Wayne County
The en banc review of the Sixth Circuit reversed its previous judgment and determined that the Bible Believers’ speech was protected by the First Amendment even if it could be considered offensive and loathsome. The court also concluded that the Wayne County officials effectuated a heckler’s veto which violated the First Amendment. Wayne County did not prove a legitimate interest in order to limit the right to freedom of expression of the Bible Believers.
Raif Badawi Award For Courageous Journalists 2020: Keynote by Agnes Callamard
RAIF BADAWI AWARD For Courageous Journalists 2020 The Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom Keynote Speech Agnes Callamard, Director, Columbia Global Freedom of Expression; UN Special…
Thailand: The new public gathering bill poses a serious threat to Freedom of Expression
Freedom of Expression in Thailand has been increasingly suppressed since the launch of the military coup by the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) on May…
The Human Rights Centre of Ghent University’s Third Party Intervention in “Conchita Wurst case”
Following is a re-post of a blog published by the Strasbourg Observers The Human Rights Centre of Ghent University[1] has recently submitted a third party intervention in the…