Decisions on speech, belief and conscience: the American cases on libel, student speech and campaign spending, the Australian implied freedom of political communication, the Russian ban on the Jehovah's Witnesses and the South Korean conscientious objection ruling. A case belongs here when its cited article describes it as a decision on expression, religion or conscience. It excludes privacy and liberty cases.
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Australian Capital Television Pty Ltd v Commonwealth (Wikipedia)
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The case is notable in Australian Constitutional Law as one of the first cases within Australia's implied freedom of political communication jurisprudence.
Citizens United v Federal Election Commission (Wikipedia)
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Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, 558 U.S. 310 (2010), is a landmark decision of the Supreme Court of the United States ruling that certain campaign finance restrictions are inconsistent with the Free Speech Clause of the First Amendment.
Tinker v Des Moines Independent Community School District (Wikipedia)
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Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District, 393 U.S. 503 (1969), is a landmark decision by the United States Supreme Court that recognized the First Amendment rights of students in U.S. public schools.
New York Times Co v Sullivan (Wikipedia)
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New York Times Co. v. Sullivan, 376 U.S. 254 (1964), is a landmark decision by the United States Supreme Court holding that the freedom of speech protections in the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution limit the ability of public officials to sue for defamation.
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