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Tuesday, March 05, 2013  Larry Flynt, free speech activist, and publisher of Hustler magazine (a monthly pornographic magazine), addressed hundreds at Syracuse University's Goldstein Auditorium on Tuesday evening, trying to spread education on the First Amendment.

Tuesday, February 19, 2013  Flynt is an outspoken defender of First Amendment rights. Throughout his career, he has been involved in numerous legal battles regarding the regulation of free speech in the U.S., including the Supreme Court case HUSTLER Magazine vs. Falwell back in 1988.

Wednesday, August 08, 2012  Attorneys for Facebook and the American Civil Liberties Union want a federal appeals court to rule that clicking "Like" on the social networking site is constitutionally-protected free speech.

Wednesday, January 18, 2012  Professor Anthony Rotolo of Syracuse University's i-School warns the debate over tougher rules for internet companies could send everyone who uses the internet on a slippery slop towards unprecedented government regulation. Rotolo took to his @rotolo Twitter account earlier Wednesday to send this message which he calls an "Excellent video explaining why we should #StopSOPA, which would censor the Internet and stifle innovation.

Wednesday, January 18, 2012  Can the world live without Wikipedia for a day? The shutdown of one of the Internet's most-visited sites is not sitting well with some of its volunteer editors, who say the protest of anti-piracy legislation could threaten the credibility of their work.

Wednesday, January 18, 2012  Two bills on the hill, the Stop Online Piracy Act and Protect Intellectual Property Act, aim to put an end to online piracy through tighter legislation.

Friday, September 16, 2011  More and more teenagers these days support a bedrock of American democracy, the First Amendment.

Thursday, September 15, 2011  The Oswego County Legislature will be holding a public hearing today on a bill that would establish a buffer zone around military funerals or memorial events.

Wednesday, February 24, 2010  Facebook is the center of controversy in states across the country.