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.
Tag Archives: first amendment
Rewrite the Constitution, or this book?
“The Daily Show” is a news show for people who don’t watch news shows. Similarly, “Me the People,” by Daily Show writer Kevin Bleyer, is a book on the U.S. Constitution for people unlikely to read books about the U.S. … Continue reading
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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More speech always better than less
We started meeting a couple of years ago in downtown Hanover every Tuesday, ostensibly to debate the big issues of constitutional law. But the weekly lunches at the Reader’s Cafe are really civil discussions of law, local politics, the newspaper … Continue reading
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Tagged campaign financing, Citizens United, first amendment, supreme court
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Free speech and costly cancer sticks
Hard cases, observed Oliver Wendell Holmes, make bad law. With all due respect for the eminent jurist, I think he had it backward. Often, it’s good laws that make hard cases.
Court seems torn over “right to lie”
Conventional wisdom is that it’s always risky to read too much into what side individual justices appear to take in oral arguments before the Supreme Court. The justices can push the side they disagree with in hopes of spotting holes … Continue reading
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Tagged alvarez, first amendment, free speech, medal of honor, right to lie, supreme court
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Court won’t hear cross case
It’s always dangerous to read too much into Supreme Court decisions not to hear a given case. But this 8-1 vote suggests to me some things are settled law and beyond politics: WASHINGTON (AP)– The Supreme Court won’t hear an … Continue reading
Even liars have free-speech rights
Does the free speech guaranteed by the First Amendment include a right to lie? Good question, because the Supreme Court – wisely, in my opinion, anyway – has never come right out and said exactly, one way or another. But … Continue reading
