The BBC's Justin Webb in Washington says the civil trial result and American's constitutional freedom of speech rights have enabled people to openly say they believe Mr Simpson is a murderer.
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If proponents of smaller government, lower taxes, a vibrant private sector and Constitutional freedom permit themselves to be defined by small groups of radicals then the Tea Party will become a truly toxic force.
One, Mahesh Bhatt, brought a petition claiming the move violated constitutional rights to freedom of speech and expression.
That has already prompted growls in Mexico, and claims that it violates the constitutional right to freedom of movement.
Now that Indonesia is a democracy, the constitutional guarantee of freedom of worship might be thought to trump all other arguments.
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But the case may expose a conflict between constitutional guarantees of freedom of religion on the one hand and the criminal law on the other.
Unfortunately, the Obama administration has repeatedly conveyed a willingness to accommodate - or at least tolerate - this threat to one of our most fundamental constitutional liberties: freedom of speech.
It is unlikely that most voters would knowingly and deliberately opt for a candidate who appears determined to make the United States a nation that does not respect and safeguard our most foundational constitutional right: freedom of expression.
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If Section 107 is analyzed as part of the employer assisted housing tax exemption, it appears to be a reasonable accommodation to religious freedom and constitutional.
Judge Napolitano has a triumph of a book on his hands, and one that those who care about economic growth, personal freedom and constitutional governance should snap up with great speed.
Despite Malaysia's constitutional guarantees of religious freedom, its Supreme Court ruled, in an important test case, that Lina Joy, a 43-year-old woman who wants to convert officially from Islam to Christianity, cannot do so without the approval of Islamic sharia courts.
The pair reiterated the recommendations in the report that strong constitutional protection is needed to safeguard both privacy and freedom of expression.
Harymurti, the vice-president of the Press Council of Indonesia, described how his country managed, after several unsuccessful attempts, to enact constitutional amendments guaranteeing fundamental democratic principles and in particular freedom of expression and freedom of the press.
Opponents argued that the ban would infringe on freedom of expression, and that such an issue is not worthy of a constitutional amendment.
From there his route to power was typical of the times: freedom rallies, imprisonment by the British authorities, release, tea with the governor, a constitutional conference and a flattering independence ceremony conducted by a British royal.
The fact that the Labour and Liberal tribes are now agreed on a programme of constitutional change--including reform of the House of Lords, Scottish and Welsh devolution, and a freedom of information act--may help with voters, since the endorsement makes John Major's denunciations of constitutional change seem merely hysterical.
Robert Levy, a scholar of constitutional law and the chairman of the conservative Cato Institute, finds in the decision something to reassure lovers of freedom, even though it upheld an intrusive law.
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