Robert J. Stevens

The World

Are dogfighting videos protected speech?

Conflict & Justice

For the first time in a quarter century, justices may declare an entire category of speech outside of First Amendment protection. At the center of the case is a law passed in 1999 making it illegal to distribute materials depicting animal cruelty.

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