Make No Law: The First Amendment Podcast
Make No Law: The First Amendment Podcast

Make No Law: The First Amendment Podcast

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Ken White explores the background of important First Amendment cases and the personalities and history that led to them. Join Ken, First Amendment litigator and law blogger at Popehat.com, as he interviews some of the people behind America’s most important free speech cases.

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The F-Bomb
NOV 29, 2021
The F-Bomb
On April 26, 1968, Paul Robert Cohen walked down the corridor of the Los Angeles County Courthouse at the corner of Grand and 1st. He didn’t start a fight, he didn’t make any threats, he didn’t even hold up a sign, but he did wear a jacket. This...
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27 MIN
Imminent Lawless Action
OCT 28, 2020
Imminent Lawless Action
In 1919, The US Supreme Court in Schenck v. United States established the rule that if words create a "clear and present danger" to incite criminal activity or violence, the government has the right to prevent and punish that speech. For nearly fifty...
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35 MIN
I Know It When I See It
JUN 3, 2020
I Know It When I See It
How do you know when something’s obscene? It’s not exactly an easy question. Plenty of now respected works were, at one point, declared obscene and subject to judicial scrutiny - James Joyce’s Ulysses, Allen Ginsberg’s Howl, and George Carlin...
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28 MIN
Deplatformed: Social Media Censorship and the First Amendment
AUG 28, 2019
Deplatformed: Social Media Censorship and the First Amendment
Politically conservative voices have been arguing recently that social media outlets such as Twitter, Facebook, and Youtube have been illegally censoring their views. They claim, as a result of their political leanings, that they are being...
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28 MIN
Gag
APR 18, 2019
Gag
Criminal or civil, plaintiff or defendant — what’s the one piece of legal advice all should follow? Shut up! That being said, should a judge be able to make you do this? In this episode of Make No Law, the First Amendment Podcast by Popehat.com,...
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32 MIN