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Author: Tony Mauro

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How a 40-Year-Old Supreme Court Ruling May Quash the Book Banning Wave

Posted on May 11, 2022May 17, 2022 by Tony Mauro in First Five, Perspective

Supreme Court Justice William Brennan Jr. issued an opinion 40 years ago asserting that under the First Amendment, “Local school boards may not remove books from school library shelves simply […]

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How Brad Meltzer, best-selling author, fought a book ban

Posted on November 3, 2021November 12, 2021 by Tony Mauro in First Five, News

Brad Meltzer is a prolific, multimedia best-selling author and creator of dozens of legal and historical thrillers, television shows, TED Talks, comic books and children’s books, among many other pursuits.

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Perspective: Can the First Amendment Protect Educators from Being Fired for Teaching About Race?

Posted on August 18, 2021August 18, 2021 by Tony Mauro in First Five, Perspective

Officials in more than 25 states have in the past year introduced or enacted measures to penalize the teaching of racial issues in ways that might be divisive in public […]

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Perspective: Is the Supreme Court Still a Defender of Press Freedom?

Posted on June 9, 2021July 20, 2021 by Tony Mauro in First Five, Perspective

For decades, the Supreme Court has interpreted the First Amendment as the protector of the nation’s news media:

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News: Supreme Court to Tackle a Rare First Amendment Test of Freedom of Association

Posted on April 19, 2021 by Tony Mauro in News

If you donated money to a controversial nonprofit organization, would you want the government to know about it and possibly make your name and address public?

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A First Amendment Case That May Be Key to Trump’s Senate Trial

Posted on February 3, 2021 by Tony Mauro in First Five

This column expresses the views of Tony Mauro, special correspondent for the Freedom Forum. Former President Donald Trump’s fiery Jan. 6 speech, made just before the U.S. Capitol riot began, […]

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Why a Little-Known 1996 Law Protecting the Flow of Internet Speech Got Caught Up in End-of-2020 Politics

Posted on January 6, 2021 by Tony Mauro in News

This column expresses the views of Tony Mauro, special correspondent for the Freedom Forum. During the tumultuous tussle between Congress and President Donald J. Trump in recent weeks over stimulus […]

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Did the Supreme Court’s Ruling on Restrictions at Houses of Worship Herald a Big Shift? Maybe Not

Posted on December 1, 2020December 2, 2020 by Tony Mauro in News

This column expresses the views of Tony Mauro, special correspondent for the Freedom Forum. Just before midnight on Thanksgiving Eve, the Supreme Court issued an opinion that undoubtedly disrupted turkey […]

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Justice Alito Sees Danger Ahead for First Amendment Religion and Speech Rights

Posted on November 17, 2020 by Tony Mauro in News

This column expresses the views of Tony Mauro, special correspondent for the Freedom Forum. In a fiery speech Nov. 12 before the Federalist Society, conservative Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito […]

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U.S. Supreme Court Considers Case at the Crossroads of Religious Freedom and LGBTQ Rights

Posted on November 5, 2020 by Tony Mauro in News

This column expresses the views of Tony Mauro, special correspondent for the Freedom Forum. The Supreme Court on Wednesday heard arguments in an important First Amendment case that could result […]

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