First Amendment

Shurtleff v. Boston: Balancing the Establishment Clause and Freedom of Speech

John Schneider* I. Introduction When first writing the Bill of Rights, the Framers recognized the need for the protection of religious freedom. To accomplish this, there needed to be a separation of church and state. The Establishment Clause (“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion”) achieves this goal. Justice Hugo Black noted …

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Hate Speech: Its Protection Under the First Amendment and Resisting It With Counterspeech

Sophia Staniunas* Introduction The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution states, “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of …

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Executive Order 13950: Insufficient Grounds for Curbing Academic Freedom

Arianna Chen* Amid his tirade upon political correctness and an unprecedented summer framed by COVID-19, President Trump issued an Executive Order on September 22, 2020, that effectively banned implicit bias training under agencies, corporations, and organizations receiving federal grants with threats of defunding. Entitled Executive Order on Combatting Race and Sex Stereotyping, also known as …

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