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    What Distinguishes Disturbance to Public Order from Sedition? A 1950 SC Decision Shows the Way

    The judgement delineated boundaries for acts that seriously threaten public disorder and thus the existence of the State, and those that don't

    15 Mar 2021
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    What India’s Supreme Court said in 1950, on sedition and freedom of expression (Romesh Thappar v State of Madras)

    Part 7 of the ‘Free to Air’ series

    13 Mar 2021
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    What the US Supreme Court Decreed on Free Speech and Incitement to Violence, Brandenburg v Ohio, 395 US 444 (1969)

    Part 6 of the ‘Free to Air’ series

    8 Mar 2021
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    Testing the Boundaries of Free Speech, a 1969 Landmark SCOTUS Judgement Defined What Incitement To Violence Means

    A half-a-century-old judgment by the US Supreme Court might help us find the road ahead

    8 Mar 2021
  • Opinion

    What Constitutes Contempt of Court? Here’s How a UK Judgment From 1968 Decided the Matter

    Part 5 of the ‘Free to Air’ series

    4 Mar 2021
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    What Distinguishes Criticism from Contempt of Court? A 1968 UK Court Decision May Show the Way

    The precedent-setting decision of the Court recognised the inalienable right of everyone to comment fairly on any matter of public importance

    4 Mar 2021
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    Freedom of Speech and the Courts: The Andhra Pradesh Land Scandal Case

    The second in a two-part series

    23 Sep 2020
  • Blog

    Freedom of Speech and the Courts: A Legal Analysis of the Sudarshan News and Andhra Pradesh Land Scandal Cases

    Part One of a Two-Part Series

    20 Sep 2020
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    What Does Facebook’s ‘Supreme Court’ Mean for the Future of Online Speech?

    2 Aug 2019
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