About The Author
Marc Charisse is the editor of The Evening Sun. Dr. Charisse has a Ph.D. in First Amendment law and history, and has taught communication law and constitutional law at the University of Washington in Seattle and Jacksonville University in Jacksonville, Fla. Charisse can be reached at mcharisse@eveningsun.com.
Monthly Archives: July 2012
A right to remain anonymous
I’m Marc Charisse and I approved this message. I don’t have much choice, actually, working as I do in a profession that puts a premium on standing behind what you believe in by putting your name on it. Most newspapers, … Continue reading
Supreme Court recognizes a ‘right’ to lie
While the health-care ruling last Thursday was getting all the attention, the Supreme Court quietly decided a First Amendment case that recognizes a right to lie. Or, more accurately, recognizes a right to be free from government prosecution for lying … Continue reading
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Tagged first amendment, free speech, right to lie, supreme court
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Court less divided than you might think
One of the most common complaints I hear at our regular Tuesday constitutional law lunches is that the Supreme Court is too often divided, 5-4, along predictably ideological lines. That suggests, of course, that the justices’ opinions are determined more … Continue reading
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Tagged constitutional law, ideology, politics, Roberts court, supreme court
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