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More video of it it makes me angry because i cant believe we give someone that much power someone who is not wearing a banl or a uniform, that much power to take lives in moments. its unbelievable. >> this fetish for the second amendment, we seem to care not that much about the fist amendment these days. >> i havent met one person who is anti-second amendment. the thing is when people say we should talk about gun legislation and whats smart and whats not, youre anti-the second amendment or youre...

Protest. but now the group which fiercely dmends everyones right to free speech and the right to protest is saying they will no longer defend hate groups who want to protest with firearms. but some critics on both the left and the right say its time for the aclu to rethink how they defend the fist amendment. a recent on the part ed in "the new york times" argues, quote, sometimes standing on the right side of history in defense of a cause you think is right is still just standing on the wrong si...

That i havent ruled in. >> im going to do a lot of work in antitrust, senator lee and i have been heading up the committee, im going to end in honor of my dad, a newspaper reporter, and especially concerned in the attacks on the media about maintaining the presss role as a watchdog, freedom of the press in the fist amendment. thomas jefferson said to leave all avenues open through truth and the first way to do that is true the freedom of the press. the court issued landmark ruling in support of ...

Extend protections for religious liberties for business owners who say person policies violate their consciences. if you dont accept corporate personhood, i think this is the opposite case for you. you say why do we protect this particularly if the government believes that providing contraceptives promote the common good? >> russell, is there some sort of compromise that the supreme court could come up with, to please both sides? >> well, i think what the supreme court can do is to say that the ...

>> your volunteer lawyer is from the institute of justice. they defend people like ron. what is this about? >> the fact that a veterinarian should be able to give advice and it shouldnt be illegal. fist amendment right to free speech and power of occupation. >> what laws is he violating? >> texas says a vet cant give vet advice unless a vet has examined the animal in person once he cant because the animals he helps are all over the world. >> ron, you do this because you used to have a practice b...

To its breaking point. i dont know who brought the case. >> because it worries me. thinking structurally as someone whos been part of our judicial system for year, this sort of case makes a mockery of any judicial process. >> it does. one of the cliches of our fist amendment is people always complain about a chilling effect, that if the government does something, it will stop other people from speaking in ways that they should be allowed to speak. this is the very definition of the chilling effe...

>> rev recommend, in florida, we have the florida bar that governors lawyers and their trial publicity. and its a balance between a persons right to a fair trial, and a persons right to dissemination of information, the fist amendment, we have to be very careful, the public discourse and others are very important because they could affect social policy. when a lawyer is connected to the case like a defense lawyer or prosecutor, they fall under these rules, and they have to be very, very careful ...