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“Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.” – The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution
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Ken Paulson
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Deborah Fisher
Constitutional History
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John R. Vile
Student rights, public employee speech, commercial speech
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