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by ricree 6338 days ago
That's great to hear. Freedom of speech has always been under attack around the edges where unpopular speech is being considered, so it is good to see a victory come down from the supreme court. Neil Gaiman wrote an excellent article on this subject ( http://journal.neilgaiman.com/2008/12/why-defend-freedom-of-... ) last december. In it, he mentions some of the issues still facing other countries, most notably the UK. Hopefully they will come around as well.