freedom of expression

Describes the Supreme Court case Simon & Schuster Inc. versus Members of New York State Crime Victims Board and the relationship between the First Amendment and the free speech rights of criminals in an effort to receive compensation for the telling of their crimes.

Should convicted criminals be allowed to profit from articles, books, and movies made about their crimes? In 1991, the Supreme Court ruled on a related case. Includes information about the First Amendment.

Wilm is a regular sixteen-year-old during the day, but at night, he hits the streets of Leipzig, creating graffiti to warn people of the police and Soviet Army.

A collection of twenty-four controversial essays that address issues associated with freedom of speech, censorship, and political expression around the world.

Presents dozens of editorial cartoons that were yanked before publication due to perceived controversy, accompanied by brief narratives explaining the situations behind them. Includes entries from the 1930s through the early twenty-first century by artists such as Garry Trudeau, Doug Marlette, Paul Conrad, Herblock, Mike Luckovich, and Norman Rockwell.

A collection of controversial essays that debate various issues related to censorship including protests at funerals and offensive language and speech in schools.

Presents nearly forty documents that help trace the history of the First Amendment, with essays placing each document in their historical context and a facsimile of the document in its original form.

Describes censorship and how it relates to the First Amendment; and presents arguments in favor of and against various forms of censorship.