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  2. United States free speech exceptions - Wikipedia

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    United States free speech exceptions. The Bill of Rights in the National Archives. In the United States, some categories of speech are not protected by the First Amendment. According to the Supreme Court of the United States, the U.S. Constitution protects free speech while allowing limitations on certain categories of speech. [1]

  3. Garcetti v. Ceballos - Wikipedia

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    Garcetti v. Ceballos, 547 U.S. 410 (2006), is a U.S. Supreme Court decision involving First Amendment free speech protections for government employees. The plaintiff in the case was a district attorney who claimed that he had been passed up for a promotion for criticizing the legitimacy of a warrant. The Court ruled, in a 5–4 decision, that ...

  4. Freedom of speech in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The First Amendment's constitutional right of free speech, which is applicable to state and local governments under the incorporation doctrine, [6] prevents only government restrictions on speech, not restrictions imposed by private individuals or businesses unless they are acting on behalf of the government. [7]

  5. First Amendment to the United States Constitution - Wikipedia

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    The First Amendment ( Amendment I) to the United States Constitution prevents the government from making laws respecting an establishment of religion; prohibiting the free exercise of religion; or abridging the freedom of speech, the freedom of the press, the freedom of assembly, or the right to petition the government for redress of grievances.

  6. Whistleblower protection in the United States - Wikipedia

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    A whistleblower is a person who exposes any kind of information or activity that is deemed illegal, unethical, or not correct within an organization that is either private or public. The Whistleblower Protection Act was made into federal law in the United States in 1989. Whistleblower protection laws and regulations guarantee freedom of speech ...

  7. Lloyd–La Follette Act - Wikipedia

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    FN23 In enacting the Lloyd–La Follette Act, Congress weighed the competing policy considerations and concluded that efficient management of government operations did not preclude the extension of free speech rights to government employees.FN24. Footnote 20.

  8. 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis - Wikipedia

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    I, Colorado Anti-Discrimination Act. 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis, 600 U.S. 570 (2023), is a United States Supreme Court decision that dealt with the intersection of anti-discrimination law in public accommodations with the Free Speech Clause of the First Amendment to the United States Constitution. In a 6–3 decision, the Court found for a ...

  9. Hatch Act - Wikipedia

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    The Hatch Act of 1939, An Act to Prevent Pernicious Political Activities, is a United States federal law. Its main provision prohibits civil-service employees in the executive branch of the federal government, [ 2] except the president and vice president, [ 3] from engaging in some forms of political activity. It became law on August 2, 1939.