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• - A lawsuit ends Commodity Futures Trading Commission's campaign against online publishers and software developers. Details case to protect rights of those who offer opinions, analysis, or general information on commodities (like prices) in exchange for com
  
• - Small groups, nonprofits and individuals might get low power FM radio stations.
  
• - Academic freedom website, including free speech, freedom of the college press, and current controversies in higher education.
  
• - Houston Press Online story about the administrative coup d'état that closed down 91.7 FM, KTRU Houston, a college radio station.
  
• - The goal of Whistleblowers Australia (WBA) is to help promote a society in which it is possible to speak out without reprisal about corruption, dangers to the public and other vital social issues, and to help those who speak out in this way to help themse
  
• - Article discusses pro baseball player John Rocker's inflammatory racist statements and his right to freedom of expression.
  
• - Links and critical commentaries on free speech, media law, and the courts.
  
• - An extensive compilation of links and resources pertaining to freedom of expression, great thinkers, famous quotes and related issues.
  
• - Nature photographers face a crisis of ethics as digital imaging makes photo fakery easier than ever. Overview in Atlantic Monthly of May, 1998.
  
• - Network of free expression groups that monitors violations worldwide. Issues alerts, publishes a weekly newsletter and hosts a searchable alerts online archive.
  
• - Links to issues such as censorship, campaign finance reform, commercial speech, and flag desecration.
  
• - Michael Martin argues that atheistic organizations should generally allow their members to criticize them.
  
• - An association of photographers, journalists, teachers, designers and artists brought together by a shared concern for the current state of free speech and human rights.
  
• - A personal investigation into the status of free speech within the UK. Includes articles, debates, book reviews and links.
  
• - A nonpartisan, international foundation advocating free press and speech rights for all people. Holds conferences, educational activities, publishing, broadcasting, online services, fellowships, partnerships, research and other programs.
  
• - Documents, photos, and essays on the events of the 1964 movement in Berkeley. With updates and reunions.
  
• - Group to restore democratic voice to governance by the community, for the community of progressives of Pacifica Radio.
  
• - Perhaps the most essential right is that of communication. Without the freedom to communicate, other rights deteriorate.
  
• - Intended to be a resource for anyone wanting to learn about the First Amendment.
  
• - Opposes recent court decision against recitation of Pledge of Allegiance in schools.
  
• - Current news, features and trend analysis in free expression issues in U.S.
  
• - SAFE provides links on censorship search engine, arguments against campus political correctness as it affects free speech.
  
• - Speech to the Harvard Law School Forum February 16, 1999 on the idea that political correctness is invading our freedom of thought and speech.
  
• - Twenty-six Hundred dot com pages on challenges to their free speech on hacking computers.
  
• - Announced on April 13, the anniversary of the birth of Thomas Jefferson, the award's namesake, the Jefferson Muzzles go to individuals or organizations responsible for particularly egregious limitations to free expression.
  
• - Fosters examination of issues including whistleblowing, free speech, systems of social control and action against suppression.
  
• - Argues that there is no constitutional right of freedom of speech or of press in America since a person could be defamed, sued or boycotted.
  
• - Publisher campaign asking webmasters who agree that the true right of free speech is accurately carried out when self-restraint is responsibly exercised to add their ribbon graphic to their site.
  
• - Reports that nine alternative media members were arrested during peaceful protests at the National Association of Broadcaster's convention in San Francisco.
  
• - Editorial from April 1998 on a high school student's refusal to recite the Pledge of Allegiance, with a comparison of the repercussions to the loyalty oaths of the McCarthy era.