Examples of freedom of speech in a Sentence
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The union wants the students to have guarantees of freedom of speech and political expression on campus and is asking for researchers to be able to opt out of funding sources tied to the Israeli Defense Force.
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City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 May 2024
From a constitutional rights perspective, freedom of speech should be almost absolute.
—Aj Jacobs, TIME, 13 May 2024
It has been criticized by Amnesty International as a means of punishing journalists and undermining the right to freedom of speech.
—Emmanuel Akinwotu, NPR, 9 May 2024
Some of the most divisive societal issues concern foundational democratic principles—freedom of speech, equality, limits on government interference—written up in constitutions and human rights charters.
—Peter Vanham, Fortune, 8 May 2024
Such a move would likely violate the First Amendment, which protects freedom of speech, according to Caroline Mala Corbin, a law professor and First Amendment scholar at the University of Miami School of Law.
—Isabel C. Morales, USA TODAY, 21 Nov. 2023
Protesting in a passionate and lawful way is a beautiful exercise in freedom of speech.
—Gil Mandelzis, Fortune, 4 May 2024
The presidents tried to make the distinction between freedom of speech and threatening language.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 4 May 2024
In his announcement of the cancellation of Tabassum’s valedictorian speech, Provost Guzman rejected that the decision had anything to do with freedom of speech.
—Koh Ewe, TIME, 16 Apr. 2024
City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 May 2024
From a constitutional rights perspective, freedom of speech should be almost absolute.
—Aj Jacobs, TIME, 13 May 2024
It has been criticized by Amnesty International as a means of punishing journalists and undermining the right to freedom of speech.
—Emmanuel Akinwotu, NPR, 9 May 2024
Some of the most divisive societal issues concern foundational democratic principles—freedom of speech, equality, limits on government interference—written up in constitutions and human rights charters.
—Peter Vanham, Fortune, 8 May 2024
Such a move would likely violate the First Amendment, which protects freedom of speech, according to Caroline Mala Corbin, a law professor and First Amendment scholar at the University of Miami School of Law.
—Isabel C. Morales, USA TODAY, 21 Nov. 2023
Protesting in a passionate and lawful way is a beautiful exercise in freedom of speech.
—Gil Mandelzis, Fortune, 4 May 2024
The presidents tried to make the distinction between freedom of speech and threatening language.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 4 May 2024
In his announcement of the cancellation of Tabassum’s valedictorian speech, Provost Guzman rejected that the decision had anything to do with freedom of speech.
—Koh Ewe, TIME, 16 Apr. 2024
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“Freedom of speech.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/freedom%20of%20speech. Accessed 22 May. 2024.
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