Curated collection of links to articles, essays, and related topics on responsible use of the Internet and information technologies with respect to speech and online hate compiled and maintained by a university instructor.

This encyclopedia entry summarizes the landmark Supreme Court case of Schenck v. United States, which pitted the right of free speech against the 1917 Espionage Act.

PBS offers a summary of the landmark Supreme Court case of Schenck v. U.S. which dealt with when an individual's free speech rights under the First Amendment presented a "clear and present danger." This case has since been overturned.

CommonLit.org is a wonderful resource to use in a Language Arts classroom. Each text is accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. In addition, students can click on words to see the...

[Accessible by TX Educators. Free Registration/Login Required] You will learn how to give a variety of speeches, such as informative, narrative, reflective, descriptive, and oral interpretation. SL.11-12.6 Speaking tasks

Read William Jennings Bryan's speech delivered at the Democratic National Convention in 1896; it is considered one of the greatest political speeches in American history.

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CommonLit.org is a wonderful resource to use in a Language Arts classroom. Each story or article is accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. In addition, students can click on words to see...

Explains how this provision of the Communications Decency Act protects online speech and why it's become so controversial.

Explore the constitutional conflict regarding the question of whether the first amendment limits the government's ability to regulate fighting words or hateful speech? This source contains background information and links to historical...

This is the conclusion of activist Mario Savio's speech to the Free Speech Movement demonstrators in 1964 before the group entered Sproul Hall to begin their historic sit-in.

Explore the issue of commercial speech -- think Joe Camel, the Marlboro Man -- which is speech that proposes an economic transaction. Is it covered by the First Amendment?

A lesson plan from the producers of the 16-episode PBS series "Freedom: A History of US" that examines the life of activist Mary "Mother" Jones and the methods she used to change conditions for laborers, especially for child laborers....

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Learn about nouns, adjectives, verbs, and adverbs through explanations and examples. Also learn to distinguish between words and phrases and between form and...

[Free Registration/Login Required] This PDF is an excerpt from Senator Joseph McCarthy's Speech before the Senate on June 14, 1951. It is part of Paired Texts (above the passage) with "Anti - Communism in the 1950s" by Wendy...

CommonLit.org is a wonderful resource to use in a Language Arts classroom. Each text is accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. In addition, students can click on words to see the...

This mini-lesson covers the basics of the Supreme Court's decision that determined the government's ability to conduct electronic surveillance of its citizens. Students learn about the First Amendment right to free speech, the Fourth...

This mini-lesson plan covers the basics of the Supreme Court's decision that established a school principal's right to censor student articles in the school newspaper. Students learn about the limits on student free speech in a school...

This mini-lesson covers the basics of the Supreme Court's decision that allowed schools to require young scholars to salute the flag and recite the Pledge of Allegiance. Students learn about the First Amendment and how the interests of...

This mini-lesson plan covers the basics of the Supreme Court's decision that established a school's ability to prohibit inappropriate student language on campus. Learners learn about the First Amendment right of free speech, and explore...

A collection of information and links on legal issues related to education. Topics include search and seizure at school, free speech, student discipline and due process, student safety, zero tolerance policies, and harassment.

Dave Winer ponders the issues of privacy on the Internet, citing an email from Bill Gates and discussing digital encryption. Goes into depth about the debate on free speech and censorship of the internet.

Resource contains information on the case including how the justices voted, an audio file of the Oral Argument and an abstract of the case regarding high school journalists and their call for First Amendment (free speech) rights.

In the early morning light of Ash Wednesday, the primary day in the Church calendar for Christian penance, Giordano Bruno, one of the most original minds of the sixteenth century, rode into Rome's Campo de' Fiori on a mule. Stripped...