http://www.alliancealert.org news from the frontlines of the culture war Thu, 24 May 2012 23:12:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/07/07/stanley-fish-what-does-the-first-amendment-protect/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/07/07/stanley-fish-what-does-the-first-amendment-protect/#comments Thu, 07 Jul 2011 07:36:46 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=107685 NYTimes.com: And there you have it: a clash between the worship of freedom of speech and a concern for the quality of public life in relation to which free speech may sometimes be asked to take a back seat. It is the same clash that pits the freedom to play video games against society’s interest in fostering a generation of young adults responsive to its ideals and aspirations. We have seen this before — in the pornography cases, in the crush-video case, in the case upholding the right of an anti-gay ministry to picket the funerals of soldiers — and we shall certainly see it again. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/07/07/stanley-fish-what-does-the-first-amendment-protect/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/07/05/the-kagan-principle-the-more-stubbornly-corrupt-the-government-is-the-more-justified-it-is-in-curtailing-fundamental-liberties/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/07/05/the-kagan-principle-the-more-stubbornly-corrupt-the-government-is-the-more-justified-it-is-in-curtailing-fundamental-liberties/#comments Tue, 05 Jul 2011 07:19:55 +0000 ADF Alliance Alert http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=107419 WSJ.com: The more stubbornly corrupt the government is, the more justified it is in curtailing fundamental liberties. ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2011/07/05/the-kagan-principle-the-more-stubbornly-corrupt-the-government-is-the-more-justified-it-is-in-curtailing-fundamental-liberties/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/11/30/supreme-court-agrees-to-hear-challenges-to-ariz-campaign-finance-law/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/11/30/supreme-court-agrees-to-hear-challenges-to-ariz-campaign-finance-law/#comments Tue, 30 Nov 2010 22:30:46 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=84362 The Hill: "The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear two legal challenges to Arizona's public financing of election campaigns." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/11/30/supreme-court-agrees-to-hear-challenges-to-ariz-campaign-finance-law/feed/ 0 http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/11/29/supreme-court-to-review-ariz-campaign-finance-law/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/11/29/supreme-court-to-review-ariz-campaign-finance-law/#comments Mon, 29 Nov 2010 17:00:38 +0000 Admin http://www.alliancealert.org/?p=84082 Associated Press: "The Supreme Court said Monday it will consider dismantling an Arizona rule that gives extra money to publicly funded candidates who face privately funded rivals." ]]> http://www.alliancealert.org/2010/11/29/supreme-court-to-review-ariz-campaign-finance-law/feed/ 0