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An audio recording of a speech given by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. in the 1960s, long thought to be lost in time, was made available to the masses this week online. The 55-minute recording of the speech delivered by the late civil rights leader on April 27 ...
... And so whatever Muslims do is scrutinized, since many Muslims complain in the United States that there is a double standard for them, that free speech is not -- they don't enjoy free speech. If they criticize their government, they are seen as unpatriotic. If they criticize the policies of ...
... They can not abuse such prophets who were sent by God. GWEN IFILL: While France celebrated free expression, officials also launched a crackdown on hate speech, with 54 arrests. They included popular comic Dieudonne M'bala M'bala, who has multiple convictions for racism and anti-Semitism. At the same ...
... known is the extent to which director Ava DuVernay rewrote much of the script -- and that includes writing her own versions of Dr. King's speeches. As she explained to Gwen Ifill in our interview, DuVernay was not given permission to use the speeches through King's estate. They instead ...
... cartoons are a great tradition. And they feel that this is a real affront. And people are offended. And they feel that a freedom of speech, a basic freedom is under attack here. And that is something that is coming across -- across very clearly tonight. JUDY WOODRUFF: But, Mark, is ...
... JUDY WOODRUFF: When writing in social media, like Facebook, what is defined as a threat and what is protected by free speech? That was the question at the center of a case before the Supreme Court today. Jeffrey Brown has the story. And a warning: This case contains some ...
... objective person perceives the message. For more than four decades, the Supreme Court has said that "true threats" to harm another person are not protected speech under the First Amendment. But the court has been careful to distinguish threats from protected speech such as "political hyperbole" or "unpleasantly sharp attacks ...
At 8 p.m. EST, President Barack Obama will lay out his plan for "Immigration Accountability Executive Actions." Below are excerpts the White House released from that speech, which you can watch on our website.
... to go it alone. But who will tune in? Univision is delaying the start of the Latin Grammy Awards to carry the president's brief speech live at 8 p.m. EST. But ABC, NBC, CBS and Fox networks won't be airing the address. Obama will be competing with ...
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