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Policy comparisonLast reviewed July 2026

Free Speech

How broadly should government protect expression, association, protest, and dissent?

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1 Common Sense
2 Mostly Free
3 Mixed Economy
4 Statist / Socialist
5 Communist

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Court Cases

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Referenced byNew York Times Co. v. SullivanRequired public officials seeking damages for defamatory falsehoods relating to official conduct to prove actual malice.Open Court Case →Referenced byBrandenburg v. OhioProtected advocacy of force or law violation unless it is directed to inciting imminent lawless action and likely…Open Court Case →Referenced byCitizens United v. Federal Election CommissionHeld that the First Amendment bars certain government restrictions on independent political expenditures by corporations and unions.Open Court Case →Referenced byJanus v. AFSCMEHeld that requiring nonconsenting public employees to pay agency fees to a public-sector union violates the First Amendment.Open Court Case →

Constitution

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Referenced byFirst Amendment — Fundamental FreedomsProtects religion, speech, press, assembly, and petition from specified federal abridgment; much of the amendment applies to states…Open Constitution →Referenced byFirst Amendment — Speech and Press ClausesProtects speech and press from government abridgment subject to constitutional doctrine defining protected and unprotected categories.Open Constitution →Referenced byFirst Amendment — Religion ClausesContains the Establishment and Free Exercise Clauses governing government and religion.Open Constitution →Referenced byFourteenth Amendment — Due Process ClauseRestricts states from depriving any person of life, liberty, or property without due process of law and is…Open Constitution →

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Referenced byLibertarian PartyA U.S. political party emphasizing individual liberty, limited government, free markets, civil liberties, and nonintervention.Open Organization →
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Free Speech

Comparison Topic · ID 1020 · 11 direct connections

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