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Index: freedom of speech
Feb 17,
1917
Senators Denounce Proposed Espionage Bill as War Is Imminent
Jan 21,
1919
NY Lusk Committee Seeks to Drive Out “Red Periodicals”
Jul 4,
1919
Police Threats Cancel Civil Liberties Bureau Meeting at Carnegie Hall
Dec 13,
1920
Brandies Dissents as Supreme Court Upholds Minnesota Conviction of Anti-War Leader
May 14,
1928
Roger Baldwin’s Conviction Overturned by New Jersey High Court
Nov 16,
1928
Rep. Fiorello LaGuardia Affirms Freedom of Speech
Apr 19,
1929
Supt. of NYC Schools Bars Talk on “Free Speech” by ACLU’s Roger Baldwin
Dec 30,
1929
ACLU Challenges “Political Lecturing” by Judges
Nov 30,
1930
Clarence Darrow, Jane Addams Attend Gala “Blacklist” Dinner in Chicago
Jun 8,
1935
Young Nazi Guilty of Posting Inflammatory Sign; Hate Speech Controversy Ahead
Feb 17,
1939
NYC Mayor La Guardia Allows Huge German-American Bund Rally
Nov 18,
1943
Liberal, Racial Minority, and Labor Groups Urge Post Office Ban on Hate Mail
Jan 8,
1945
Supreme Court Strikes Down Texas Restriction on Labor Union Organizing
Jul 13,
1948
Groups Protest NYC Public Schools Ban on “The Nation” Magazine
Jul 22,
1948
NYC Seeking New Rules to Govern Use of Sound Trucks, Loudspeakers
May 23,
1961
Emergency Civil Liberties Committee Denounces HUAC Investigation
Feb 15,
1965
ACLU Criticizes Planned HUAC Investigation of KKK
Nov 19,
1972
Free Speech Protects Right to Warn Drivers About Police Radar
Jan 25,
2016
Longest-Ever Picket of White House (30+ Years) Ends; Concepcion Picciotto Dies
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