Mr. Beat
Do You Have to Say the Pledge of Allegiance? | West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette
In episode 19 of Supreme Court Briefs, a bunch of Jehovah's Witnesses don't salute the American flag nor say the Pledge of Allegiance, and almost everybody else freaks out about it.
Ancient Lights Media
US Constitution: Freedom of the Press
Understanding the U.S. Constitution: 6. This clip examines the guarantee of Freedom of the Press in the Bill of Rights as well as the legal limitations placed on this right.
After Skool
Why Is FREE SPEECH Important?
A free society depends on exchanging new ideas, regardless of their potential capability of offending someone. Without the open exchange of ideas , our current understanding of the world would be unrecognizable and entirely false....
Curated Video
Breaking Down the Bill of Rights
The Bill of Rights is the first ten amendments to the US Constitution. It guarantees all Americans basic freedoms – but those freedoms have always been under attack.
Press Association
Public’s ‘gut instinct’ should count in reviewing cases like Lucy Connolly – Tice
Reform UK deputy leader Richard Tice speaking to the media outside HMP Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, following his visit with Lucy Connolly, the wife of a Conservative councillor who was jailed for posting an online rant about migrants...
Curated Video
Political cartoons: Where free speech runs up against poor taste
For the second time in two weeks, a political cartoonist is apologizing for his depiction of former justice minister Jody Wilson-Raybould in newspaper commentary on the SNC-Lavalin scandal. So, in an arena where free speech runs up...
Curated Video
France: Debates over free speech and secularism | The Listening Post
The brutal killing of a teacher and the Charlie Hebdo trial rekindle France's debate over laicite.
Curated Video
Guatemala's Indigenous Community Radio
See how these indigenous women in Guatemala are using community radio to make their voices heard.
Curated Video
Canada expels Chinese diplomat
Canada has declared Chinese diplomat Zhao Wei 'persona non grata' after days of pressure from opposition parties. The diplomat has five days to leave Canada after being accused of targeting Conservative MP Michael Chong's family living...
Curated Video
Protests turn violent in Spain over arrest of rapper Pablo Hasel
Hundreds of people have protested in Spain for a second night, calling for police to release Catalan rapper Pablo Hasel.
Bloomberg
Bangladesh: a country where blogging can get you killed
Secular writers and bloggers are being hacked to death in the streets of Bangladesh for airing their views online. Yet the government seems to tolerate the violence from Islamist extremist groups WARNING UPSETTING CONTENT
Curated Video
Nobel Peace Prize Awarded To Journalists Ressa And Muratov
The Nobel committee cited their fight for freedom of expression as crucial to promoting peace.
Sky News
UKIP pledge to ban the Burka in the UK
VOICED: Shows exterior shots Muslim women wearing the full face veil in various parts of the UK. Interview with UKIP Leader Paul Nuttall speaking on proposing ban on burka, support for it across Europe. Interview with Former UKIP...
National Constitution Center
National Constitution Center: Constitution Hall Pass: Freedom of Expression
Video introduced by Judge Sandra Day O'Connor where she talks about the Supreme Court's role in making decisions about freedom of speech. We then learn about why a Constitution was needed, the struggle for ratification, and how the three...
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Freedom of Speech Pt. 2: Origins of the First Amendment
Explains why freedom of speech and expression are so important.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Freedom of Speech Pt. 10: Limiting Freedom of Expression
Discusses the reasons there need to be some limitations on the right to freedom of expression.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Rights Before Civil War Pt. 3: Congress Passes Sedition Act
James Madison had warned that rulers might violate the rights of the people. This happened in 1798 when Congress passed the Sedition Act, which violated the right to freedom of expression.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Freedom of Speech Pt. 1: Introduction
Introduces the topic of freedom of speech and expression and why they were so important to the founders.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Freedom of Speech Pt. 3: Individual Growth and Human Dignity
Explains how freedom of speech and expression provide the benefits of individual growth and human dignity.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Freedom of Speech Pt. 4: Advancement of Knowledge
Discusses how knowledge and ideas can only be advanced when all points of view are considered, which is why freedom of speech and expression are so important.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Freedom of Speech Pt. 5: Social Change and Individual Rights
Freedom of expression permits groups to voice their ideas and beliefs, and try to influence public opinion and effect social change in a peaceful manner.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Freedom of Speech Pt. 6: Seditious Libel
Even with freedom of speech and expression, there were boundaries that needed to be maintained so that a person or the government could not be falsely accused or slandered.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Freedom of Speech Pt. 11: Supreme Court Limits Free Expression
Explains the ways the Supreme Court has set limits to freedom of the press and speech.
Center For Civic Education
60 Second Civics: Freedom of Speech Pt. 12: Unfair Discrimination and Speech
Explains the guidelines established by the Supreme Court on restrictions to free expression.