Posts Tagged First Amendment
The Heckler’s Veto?
Posted by Sheila Kennedy in Constitution on January 1st, 2012
The Indiana Statehouse has been the focus of a lot of demonstrations over the years, and probably just as many efforts to abort–or at least minimize– those demonstrations. Remember when the KKK came to town? The argument was “We can’t let them use the Statehouse steps–people will riot and it will endanger public safety!” The [...]
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Stop the Presses! ACLU Supports Christian Athletes
Posted by Sheila Kennedy in Constitution on February 28th, 2011
One of the great myths promulgated by the Christian Right is that the ACLU is “anti-religion” and “anti-Christian.” Those bent on demonizing the organization conveniently overlook the many cases in which the ACLU represents the rights of religious folks. When I was Executive Director of Indiana’s ACLU, it used to irritate me that we got [...]
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Constitution 101
Posted by Sheila Kennedy in Religious Liberty on May 16th, 2010
A few years ago, the American Constitution Center conducted a poll to assess the country’s constitutional literacy, and drew a depressing conclusion: Americans revere the Constitution, but have virtually no idea what it says or means. If that conclusion seems a bit “over the top,” consider some of the more indignant reactions to two recent court [...]
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