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freedom of speech
(redirected from Right of free expression)

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Noun1.freedom of speech - a civil right guaranteed by the First Amendment to the US Constitution
civil right - right or rights belonging to a person by reason of citizenship including especially the fundamental freedoms and privileges guaranteed by the 13th and 14th amendments and subsequent acts of Congress including the right to legal and social and economic equality
law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"


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This ruling could set the stage for a clash of constitutional dimensions between activist judges seeking to, in essence, establish a government religion, and those who seek to preserve the right of free expression of one's religion as protected by the First Amendment to the U.
We promote the right of free expression," the chief US diplomat added.
He adds: "Any time free press is challenged anywhere in the world or any statements are made that question that fundamental right of free expression that we believe in, we're worried".
 
 
 
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