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Exhibit Guide Home Exhibits Introduction Founding Generation Founding Documents You Be the Judge Defining Freedom The Struggle Continues Faces of Freedom Marketplace of Ideas Censorship: What Is It? Musical Hit List Draw the Line Resources Museum Map Glossary |
 The First Amendment gives us the right to express our views on current and controversial topics that matter to us. Debates over issues such as smokers' rights, gay marriage and private gun ownership—which are featured on the Freedom Express—take place in a marketplace of ideas, where diverse views are expressed, contested, rejected, and adopted. By participating in the marketplace, we can learn from and influence others, form coalitions, and create change. If we choose not to participate, we forfeit a right to influence decisions that may affect our rights and impact our lives. Visit the Faces of Freedom section to learn about historic struggles for freedom, many of which have evolved over time and unfolded into the present. Follow the links below to explore contemporary debates highlighted in this exhibit. To stay up to date on these issues and other current and controversial topics related to freedom and the First Amendment, sign up for Freedom in the News, our weekly news digest. Property Rights Battle over Peotone airport still going March 7, 2011 ChicagoTalks.org Will County seeks quick-take powers for roadwork: Officials want to avoid lengthy delays so work can start soon on new Meijer March 2, 2011 Chicago Tribune Gay Marriage California Supreme Court to hear key gay marriage arguments September 6, 2011 Los Angeles Times Pennsylvania group protests in Palatine against civil unions August 26, 2011 Daily Herald Disability Rights Settlement improves living opportunities for disabled Chicagoans August 30, 2011 WBEZ.org State may end reliance on nursing homes for disabled adults August 29, 2011 Chicago Tribune Private Gun Ownership Cases lining up to ask Supreme Court to clarify Second Amendment rights August 14, 2011 Washington Post Gun Owners Seek Right to Carry Weapons in Public: Lawsuit Challenges Hawaii Gun Laws August 25, 2011 KITV Honolulu Abortion Abortion protests manifest at Radford, Liberty: Radford University, being a public institution, allowed the protest as well as a counter-protest set up nearby. Liberty was free to refuse the protesters, which it did. September 2, 2011 Roanoke Times Abortion foes ask judge to end clinic buffer zones: Say restrictions infringe on right to convey message August 25, 2011 Boston Globe Smokers' Rights Cigarette bans on college campuses catching on: Unfair? August 31, 2011 CBS News Big tobacco sues FDA over cigarette warning labels August 17, 2011 CBS News << Previous Section Next section >> |
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