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Over the next month and a half, Extemp Central will provide R&Ds on the topic areas for the 2022 NSDA National Tournament. USX topic areas will have R&Ds posted on Tuesday & Thursday and IX topic areas will have R&Ds posted on Tuesday & Friday. This is meant to help extempers assemble resources to prepare for the competition in Louisville. This week we tackle USX topic area #6 on the First Amendment.
The First Amendment protects private platforms’ rights to moderate content.#CatoSCOTUS brief in NetChoice v. Paxton: https://t.co/RlQT1hHeCc #Cato1A pic.twitter.com/neWn8AaHve
— Cato Institute (@CatoInstitute) May 24, 2022
A Florida law intended to punish social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter for allegedly discriminating against conservative thought is an unconstitutional violation of the First Amendment. https://t.co/BzMXne4YOn
— The Seattle Times (@seattletimes) May 23, 2022
Silicon Valley media entrepreneurs might talk about free speech, but it is a fallacy that we should be able to say whatever we want to whomever we want, warns Annalee Newitz https://t.co/kkvNDshUAw
— New Scientist (@newscientist) May 28, 2022
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) signed a bill Monday to outlaw protests outside private residences — a move opponents say violates First Amendment rights. https://t.co/rmreE1ZzAK
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) May 17, 2022
Rather than acting decisively after tragedies, the social media platforms let vile content remain visible under the banner of free speech, a constantly shifting value depending upon who’s in charge, writes @karaswisher. https://t.co/ihCVEhFRJm
— New York Times Opinion (@nytopinion) May 28, 2022
A judge’s decision will now block a school’s policy against outing transgender students and will also allow a teacher to ignore preferred pronouns on the basis of religious freedom.https://t.co/ts6N20g8xX
— Newsweek (@Newsweek) May 18, 2022
Sen. Ted Cruz, First Amendment Win at Supreme Court in Campaign Finance Case @HvonSpakovsky https://t.co/OGfkwYC4vI pic.twitter.com/U7UBf4zAIF
— Heritage Foundation (@Heritage) May 22, 2022
Analysis: What a racist massacre tells us about “free speech” onlinehttps://t.co/EFfwWph6gR
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) May 19, 2022
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If the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade would also be an unconscionable infringement on the religious freedom of Orthodox Jews.
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— The Jerusalem Post (@Jerusalem_Post) May 19, 2022
National leaders who attack independent media attract most of the attention. But, as at-risk journalists everywhere will confirm, the local struggle for press freedom and democracy matters just as much, writes @Jos_Bartman. https://t.co/vPuYYrNoce
— Project Syndicate (@ProSyn) May 23, 2022