First Amendment rights. – Page 6 – Pacifica Radio Archives

Adventures of a practical purist / Clifford Durr and Richard Sassuly ; interviewed by Trevor Thomas.

Clifford Durr, attorney and former FCC Commissioner, and Richard Sisouly, former Bureau Manager of the Federated Press, discuss the problems of radio broadcasting for the public’s welfare and First Amendment considerations. They examine how the freewheeling chapabilities of FM broadcasting have given it the edge over AM frequencies, and the ease of FM tuning provides…

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F. B. I. panel / moderated by Joseph Lyford.

Attorneys William Kunstler, Ephraim London, and Osmond Frankel discuss the legal implications of Pacifica’s interviews with two former F.B.I. agents Jack Levine and William Turner.|F.B.I. PANEL / moderated by Joseph Lyford. – Attorneys William Kunstler, Ephraim London, and Osmond Frankel discuss the legal implications of Pacifica’s interviews with two former F.B.I. agents Jack Levine and…

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The Continuing concern : freedon of speech / narrated by Elsa Knight Thompson.

Hugo Black, Alexander Meiklejohn, Lewis Hill, Harold Winkler, James Sears, and Raymond Cope talk on the importance of free speech for a free society.

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Censorship and obscenity / moderated by Lawrence Goldberg.

Eugene Boyle and Coleman Blease discuss the legal definitions and conflicts with free speech present in obscentiy evaluations.|CENSORSHIP AND OBSCENITY / moderated by Lawrence Goldberg. – Eugene Boyle and Coleman Blease discuss the legal definitions and conflicts with free speech present in obscenity evaluations. – RECORDED: 22 Jan. 1961. BROADCAST: KPFA, 3 Mar. 1961.

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The Dragon slayers / James Roosevelt.

Speech by a member of the Committee to Abolish HUAC numerating the reasons to end the search for Un-Americans.|THE DRAGON SLAYERS / James Roosevelt. – Speech. – BROADCAST: WBAI, 30 May 1960.

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The Barenblatt decision / Lloyd Barenblatt; interviewed by Joseph Murray.

Lloyd Barenblatt, former instructor at Vassar College, discusses the constitutional and moral implications of his encounters with HUAC.|THE BARENBLATT DECISION / Lloyd Barenblatt| interviewed by Joseph Murray. – Lloyd Barenblatt, former instructor at Vassar College, discusses the Constitutional and moral implications of his encounters with the House Committee on Un-American Activities (HUAC). – RECORDED: 1…

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Freedom in education and investigating committees / moderated by Elsa Knight Thompson.

Lloyd Barenblatt, Robert Asch, and Lawrence Speiser discuss the implications of the Barenblatt decision upon civil liberties.|FREEDOM IN EDUCATION AND INVESTIGATING COMMITTEES / moderated by Elsa Knight Thompson. – Lloyd Barenblatt, Robert Asch, and Lawrence Speiser discuss the implications of the Barenblatt decision upon civil liberties. – BROADCAST: KPFA, 7 Apr. 1959.

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The Welker hearings.

Philip Bernheim, Gene Marine, Richard Weinerman, and Robert Schutz discuss the Senate Hearings conducted by Herman Welker into the activities of China Monthly Review editors John and Sylvia Powell.

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Congressional investigation continued / Charles Levy.

On Levy’s experiences before HUAC in December of 1956. Includes actuality.

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Phone calls rated “X” / produced by Bill Drummond ; executive producer Bari Scott.

Documentary from panel discussion, listener phone-ins, and tape features, which explores the implications of 900 number fee-for-service phone exchanges within the context of First Amendment free speech rights. Examines the implications of telephone pornography, teenager useage, innovative community services and informations exchange projects, and the implications of regulation.|PHONE CALLS RATED “X” / produced by Bill…

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