Legal Opinion
American Civil Liberties Union v. Reno
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania
Decided February 1, 1999No. CIV. A. 98-5591PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
REED, District Judge.
The First Amendment to the United States Constitution provides that “Congress shall make no law ... abridging the freedom of speech.” Although there is no complete consensus on the issue, most courts and commentators theorize that the importance of protecting freedom of speech is to foster the marketplace of ideas. If speech, even unconventional speech that some find lacking in substance or offensive, is allowed to compete unrestricted in the marketplace of ideas, truth will be discovered. Indeed, the First Amendment was designed to prevent the majority, through…
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