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Analyzing the Importance of Freedom of Speech

Authors
Yunji Zou1, 1, *, Gongfu Lyu2, Weibo Huang3
1Faculty of Arts, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Melbourne, Victoria, VIC, 3010, Australia
2Changjun High School of Changsha City, Changsha, 410000, China
3High School Affiliated to Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100050, China
*Corresponding author. Email: yunjiz@student.unimelb.edu.au
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Yunji Zou
Available Online 30 December 2022.
DOI
10.2991/978-2-494069-89-3_264How to use a DOI?
Keywords
freedom; speech; Skokie
Abstract

The history of freedom of expression is best illustrated by the 1977 Supreme Court case of Colin v Smith. In this case, Justice Pell even made it clear that residents of the area who suffered moral damage as a result of the march could later bring a tort action, but that the NSPA's freedom to "express unpopular views" was protected by the courts. However, this extreme protection of speech has not always been the case, and the Supreme Court's attitude and position has fluctuated and thus changed many times throughout its history. In short, the core of the First Amendment debate is not "whether human beings have the right to speak in a certain way", but rather "whether laws that silence human beings are unconstitutional". Thus, in this work, we have discussed and answered the question of what kind of speech should be protected, which in effect falls on the Supreme Court in the exercise of its judicial power. This is one of the reasons why the Supreme Court's approach in the area of freedom of expression has been uncertain.

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Proceedings of the 2022 5th International Conference on Humanities Education and Social Sciences (ICHESS 2022)
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Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
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30 December 2022
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978-2-494069-89-3
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2352-5398
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