Censorship
Censorship | Campus Speech Codes Violate Free Speech
Jon Katz is a scholar with the First Amendment Center who writes regularly on free speech issues. In the following viewpoint, Katz discusses two books that examine censorship and the increasing prevalence of speech codes on college campuses. Katz cites numerous examples of the use of hate speech restrictions to punish politically incorrect speech, and he notes that the courts have struck down these speech codes as unconstitutional. He contends that college campuses with speech codes resemble more the repressive regime of communist China than the freedom-loving United States.
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- Introduction
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Chapter 1: Should the Right to Free Speech Be Restricted?
- Government Censorship Would Benefit Society
- Speech Should Not Be Restricted
- Hate Speech Should Be Banned
- Hate Speech Should Not Be Banned
- Flag Desecration Should Be Banned
- Flag Desecration Should Not Be Banned
- The Free Speech Rights of Abortion Protesters Should Be Restricted
- The Free Speech Rights of Abortion Protesters Should Not Be Restricted
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Chapter 2: Should Pornography Be Censored?
- Pornography Should Be Censored
- Pornography Should Not Be Censored
- The Federal Government Can Regulate Internet Pornography
- Federal Regulation of Internet Pornography Is Unconstitutional
- Internet Pornography Should Have Its Own Domain
- A Separate Domain for Internet Pornography Would Violate Free Speech
- Chapter 3: Should Schools and Libraries Practice Censorship?
- Chapter 4: Should the Arts and Entertainment Industries Be Censored?
- Organizations to Contact
- Bibliography
- Copyright
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