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SCOTUS Split on Free Speech

The Supreme Court today delivered a mixed bag to free speech advocates, ruling that Wisconsin Right to Life had the right to run election ads that named a Senate candidate, but also that public school officials in Alaska had the right to punish a student for unfurling a "Bong Hits 4 Jesus" banner as the Olympic torch made it through Juneau in 2002.

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