Free Speech Out Loud

FIRE

Free Speech Out Loud is a podcast devoted to supplying you with audio versions of prominent First Amendment cases.

  1. New York Times v. Sullivan, 376 U.S. 254 (1964)

    02/24/2023

    New York Times v. Sullivan, 376 U.S. 254 (1964)

    This is New York Times v. Sullivan (1964). Legal Question: To what extent does the First Amendment protections for speech and press limit a state's power to award damages in a libel action brought by a public official against critics of his official conduct?   Action: The Court ruled in favor of The Times.   This opinion's citations have been edited down and all footnotes have been removed for ease of listening. For more episodes, visit thefire.org/outloud.

    59 min
  2. FIRE Article, "Nature Human Misbehavior: politicized science is neither science nor progress" (Sept. 14, 2022)

    09/16/2022

    FIRE Article, "Nature Human Misbehavior: politicized science is neither science nor progress" (Sept. 14, 2022)

    This article titled "Nature Human Misbehavior: politicized science is neither science nor progress" by Johnathan Rauch was published on FIRE's Newsdesk on September 14, 2022.  View the article for all links to citations and related materials.   Join FIRE's Alumni Network. For more episodes, visit thefire.org/outloud.

    16 min
  3. O'Hare Truck Service, Inc. v. City of Northlake, 518 U.S. 712 (1996)

    05/10/2022

    O'Hare Truck Service, Inc. v. City of Northlake, 518 U.S. 712 (1996)

    O'Hare Truck Service, Inc. v. City of Northlake is read by Casey Mattox, the vice president for legal and judicial strategy at Americans for Prosperity. Legal Question: Whether government retaliation against a contractor or regular provider of services for the exercise of rights of political association or allegiance violates the First Amendment's free speech guarantee. Action: The Court found that the independent contractor relationship between O'Hare and the City was sufficiently close to an employer-employee relationship to justify the recognition of a First Amendment right.  Mr. Justice Kennedy delivered the opinion of the Court, at 00:35 This opinion's citations have been edited down for ease of listening. For more information, visit our explanation. For more on O'Hare, visit FIRE's First Amendment Library. For more episodes, visit thefire.org/outloud. Free Speech Out Loud is a project of the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education.

    24 min
  4. Speech: "Spirit of Liberty" by Judge Learned Hand, 1944

    03/30/2022

    Speech: "Spirit of Liberty" by Judge Learned Hand, 1944

    This speech titled "Spirit of Liberty" was originally given by Judge Learned Hand in 1944 in celebration of I Am an American Day. For this recording the speech is read by Don Murphy.  For the text of the "Spirit of Liberty" speech visit FIRE's First Amendment Library. For more episodes, visit thefire.org/outloud.

    4 min
  5. Keyishian v. Board of Regents, 385 U.S. 589 (1967)

    02/15/2022

    Keyishian v. Board of Regents, 385 U.S. 589 (1967)

    Keyishian v. Board of Regents is read by Don Murphy.  Legal Question: Whether provisions of the Education Law and Civil Service Law requiring public servants to renounce Communism were overly broad and vague.  Action: The Court ruled in favor of the employees and held that the provisions at issue were unconstitutional as applied. Mr. Justice Brennan delivered the opinion of the Court, at 00:58 Mr. Justice Clark, with whom Mr. Justice Harlan, Mr. Justice Stewart and Mr. Justice White join, dissenting, at 49:36 This opinion's citations have been edited down for ease of listening. For more information, visit our explanation. For more on Keyishian, visit FIRE's First Amendment Library. For more episodes, visit thefire.org/outloud.

    1h 11m
  6. FIRE Article: "QUIET CAMPUSES: America's 10 Worst Colleges for Free Speech" (Feb. 2, 2022)

    02/04/2022

    FIRE Article: "QUIET CAMPUSES: America's 10 Worst Colleges for Free Speech" (Feb. 2, 2022)

    This article titled "QUIET CAMPUSES: America's 10 Worst Colleges for Free Speech" was published on FIRE's Newsdesk on February 2, 2022. View the article for all links to citations and related materials. Join FIRE's Alumni Network. For more episodes, visit thefire.org/outloud.

    5 min
  7. FIRE Article: "From protests to the Supreme Court: How the Civil Rights Movement advanced First Amendment legal protections" (Jan 14, 2022)

    01/14/2022

    FIRE Article: "From protests to the Supreme Court: How the Civil Rights Movement advanced First Amendment legal protections" (Jan 14, 2022)

    This article titled "From protests to the Supreme Court: How the Civil Rights Movement advanced First Amendment legal protections" by Jordan Howell was published on FIRE's Newsdesk on January, 14 2022.  View the article for all links to citations and related materials.   Join FIRE's Alumni Network. For more episodes, visit thefire.org/outloud.

    7 min
  8. Reason Magazine Article: "The Second Great Age of Political Correctness" by Greg Lukianoff (January 2022)

    12/21/2021

    Reason Magazine Article: "The Second Great Age of Political Correctness" by Greg Lukianoff (January 2022)

    This article, titled "The Second Great Age of Political Correctness" by Greg Lukianoff was published in the January 2022 issue of Reason Magazine.  View the article for all links to citations and related materials.   Join FIRE's Alumni Network. For more episodes, visit thefire.org/outloud.

    33 min
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Free Speech Out Loud is a podcast devoted to supplying you with audio versions of prominent First Amendment cases.

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  • Creator
    FIRE
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2023
  • Episodes
    24
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