"Even upon the assumption that the government has an interest in substituting itself for informed and empowered parents, its interest is not sufficiently compelling to justify this widespread restriction on speech".
That was an unwarranted assumption, Justice Kennedy said, adding, "Even upon the assumption that the government has an interest in substituting itself for informed and empowered parents, its interest is not sufficiently compelling to justify this widespread restriction on speech".
Shaftesbury claimed that widespread freedom of speech will eventually lead to correct opinions' winning out — that in the long run, right views will vanquish wrong, so long as there is an open field of intellectual competition.
Meanwhile, with criticism mounting, the government is threatening journalists and bloggers with widespread censorship of online speech.
But Mr. Brozak dismissed the criticism as partisan sniping, saying he has received widespread praise for his speech.
"I search in vain for record support or a reason to lock up political speech from widespread distribution".
The emotional speech earned widespread praise on social media, offering a stark portrayal of the pain caused by the deaths of black Americans at the hands of police.
Mr. Gates noted that it was "hardly the welcome a new American administration deserves," and that the speech provoked widespread alarm in European capitals.
Authorities faced widespread criticism from free speech advocates after police issued an arrest warrant against the broadcast journalist and Democracy Now! host Amy Goodman – charges a judge later rejected.
The first round of mass arrests came after a local judge rejected controversial riot charges against Amy Goodman, a well-known broadcast journalist and host of Democracy Now! who earned widespread support from free speech advocates after authorities issued a warrant for her arrest.
