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First Amendment News is a weekly blog and newsletter about free expression issues by retired law professor Ronald K. L. Collins and is editorially independent from FIRE.

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The Free Speech Dispatch is a regular series covering new and continuing censorship trends and challenges around the world. Our goal is to help readers better understand the global context of free expression.

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The Eternally Radical Idea

What is the Eternally Radical Idea? It is freedom of speech. The unfettered right to state your opinion is extremely rare in human history. Check out this blog on Substack.

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Why did the FBI investigate this classic rock song? The Kingsmen faced accusations of corrupting America's youth after popularizing the song “Louie Louie.” The moral panic got so loud that the FBI spent over two years determinedly searching for “obscene lyrics.” 

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