Free Speech

First Amendment law experts talked about One, Inc. v. Olesen*, a landmark free speech case, and its long-standing effect on later obscenity … read more

First Amendment law experts talked about One, Inc. v. Olesen*, a landmark free speech case, and its long-standing effect on later obscenity rulings. Among the topics they discusses were the significance of the decision, and its impact on both gay rights and subsequent free speech cases.

* One, Inc. v. Olesen involved the magazine ONE: The Homosexual Magazine and the subsequent campaign against the publication by the FBI and U.S. Postal Service, with the Los Angeles postmaster determining the October 1954 issue was obscene and illegal under the Comstock Law. close

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  • Walter K. Olson Senior Fellow Cato Institute->Center for Constitutional Studies
  • Jonathan Rauch Senior Fellow Brookings Institution->Governance Studies Program
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Washington, District of Columbia, United States
First Aired:
Nov 24, 2014 | 12:01pm EST | C-SPAN 3
Last Aired:
Dec 02, 2014 | 5:39am EST | C-SPAN 3

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  • Nov 24, 2014 | 12:01pm EST | C-SPAN 3
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  • Dec 02, 2014 | 12:07am EST | C-SPAN 3
  • Dec 02, 2014 | 5:39am EST | C-SPAN 3
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