• How federal law draws a line between free speech and hate crimes

    How federal law draws a line between free speech and hate crimes

    Dec 31, 2015 07:15 PM EST

    ... speech protections and permits membership in organizations, such as the Ku Klux Klan, that espouse hateful ideologies. But while the Constitution gives latitude to hate speech and offensive rhetoric, court decisions in the last century have carved out notable — though narrow — exceptions to free speech guarantees and authorized prosecution for ...

  • Protesters disrupt Donald Trump speech at NYC luncheon

    Protesters disrupt Donald Trump speech at NYC luncheon

    Dec 11, 2015 08:19 PM EST

    ... said Martha Acklesberg, 69, a member of the group Jews for Racial and Economic Justice, who along with Judith Plaskow, 68, paid to hear Trump speech and then disrupted it in protest. Trump, said Acklesberg, briefly stopped his speech during their protests and quipped, "when you're the front runner ...

  • After Obama speech, 2016 candidates call for tougher stance

    After Obama speech, 2016 candidates call for tougher stance

    Dec 08, 2015 01:22 AM EST

    The 2016 presidential candidates were quick to share their reactions to President Obama’s Oval Office address on the San Bernardino shootings and fight against terrorism. Gwen Ifill takes a closer look at the responses with Amy Walter of The Cook Political Report and Tamara Keith of NPR, as well as how each of the candidates...

  • Assessing Obama’s speech and strategy on fighting terrorism

    Assessing Obama’s speech and strategy on fighting terrorism

    Dec 08, 2015 12:58 AM EST

    ... this is December 7. It's the anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor. If FDR had gone before Congress and delivered the kind of speech that President Obama delivered last night and told the American people that the folks who attacked us at Pearl Harbor were not representative of ...

  • FULL SPEECH: Obama says 'Freedom is more powerful than fear'

    FULL SPEECH: Obama says 'Freedom is more powerful than fear'

    Dec 06, 2015 01:21 PM EST

    Watch the full speech of President Barack Obama’s prime-time address to the nation.

  • At Mizzou, Yale and beyond, campus protests stir fresh questions about free speech

    At Mizzou, Yale and beyond, campus protests stir fresh questions about free speech

    Nov 13, 2015 01:37 AM EST

    ... anti-Israeli. And he just settled his case for close to a million dollars just in the past couple of hours. So, to me, free speech, First Amendment -- I'm a First Amendment lawyer. I deal with cases, sometimes tough, sometimes -- and an awful lot of ridiculous cases, not a ...

  • Obama and Putin duel over Islamic State, Ukraine in UN speeches

    Obama and Putin duel over Islamic State, Ukraine in UN speeches

    Sep 29, 2015 12:17 AM EST

    ... leaders filled the General Assembly hall this morning to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the organization dedicated to preserving peace in the world. But the speeches of President Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin only highlighted the ongoing tensions between two of its founding members. Mr. Obama spoke first, with ...

  • U.N. General Assembly speeches in 2015 focus on Iran deal, migrants

    U.N. General Assembly speeches in 2015 focus on Iran deal, migrants

    Sep 28, 2015 11:00 AM EST

    More than 150 world leaders are gathering at U.N. headquarters in New York this week with a migrant crisis, cyber warfare and raging Syrian conflict as the backdrop.

  • Full text of Pope Francis' speech to United Nations

    Full text of Pope Francis' speech to United Nations

    Sep 25, 2015 03:11 PM EST

    ... artistic and religious life, and, in many cases, has given rise to a parallel structure which threatens the credibility of our institutions. I began this speech recalling the visits of my predecessors. I would hope that my words will be taken above all as a continuation of the final words ...

  • Sanders gives rally after demonstrators disrupt earlier speech

    Sanders gives rally after demonstrators disrupt earlier speech

    Aug 09, 2015 05:14 PM EST

    ... who are calling for changes to the criminal justice system. Sanders eventually left the Saturday afternoon event at Westlake Park in Seattle without giving his speech. At the University of Washington rally, Sanders addressed the issues raised by the protesters. "No president will fight harder to end institutional racism and ...