Content on First Amendment:
Contest: Freedom of press for all journalists
September 24, 2009
When a senior and a freshman student were caught performing inappropriate acts at West Springfield High School in Springfield, Va., during lunch one May afternoon, the shit hit the fan.
Contest: The First Amendment, crying fire
September 24, 2009
In discussions on the limits of the First Amendment, we have all heard someone say, "Freedom of speech does not grant you the right to yell 'Fire!' in a crowded theater." The question I want to ask is what if there really is a fire? Do you still have the
Contest: Rights not contigent on place, time
September 24, 2009
The First Amendment is occasionally taken for granted in America. This country's citizens have been blessed with a nearly 250-year old, stable democratic state, borne of the highest Enlightenment ideals and defended domestically and abroad. The bitter str
Column: Freedom of speech does not come free
June 24, 2009
Recently, a blog post on a Midwestern sports site that theorized that Phillies outfielder Raul Ibanez was using steroids as an explanation for his then-Major League-leading 22 home runs, pointing out that Ibanez, 37, has already hit more home runs this ye
Column: Keeping the First Amendment alive requires constant work
September 19, 2008
Alcohol ads allowed in college publications
June 25, 2008
In a ruling on June 19, the U.S. District court of Eastern Virginia in Richmond upheld a March 31 injuction that it was unconstitutional for the government to ban most alcohol-related advertisements in print and electronic media. Up until now, any college