Jun 30, 2009
Welcome to Light
On Light Through, Episode 63: Sonia Sotomayor vs. the First Amendment: An
Interview with Avery and Lauren Doninger. The First
Amendment has almost never been under greater fire.
Broadcasters are being fined record amounts and the FCC and
Congress are calling out for more. Students are being
taught the wrong lessons about freedom of expression in some of our
schools, and courts are supporting these schools. One of
those cases - involving a 16-year old high school student, Avery
Doninger - made its way to the Second Circuit Appeals Court, where
Sonia Sotomayor and two colleague justices supported the
school. Judge Sotomayor now seems likely to be
confirmed by the US Senate to serve a lifetime position on the
United States Supreme Court.
In this special episode of Light
On Light Through, I interview Avery Doninger and her mother,
Lauren Doninger. You can hear in their own voices what was at
stake in Avery's case - what the case was all about - and their
reaction to the adverse decision of the Sotomayor
court. The case may well reach the U.S. Supreme
Court...
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Plot to Save Socrates
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