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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

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Inglewood's Lawsuit Against Gadfly Smells Like Censorship

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Inglewood resident Joseph Teixeira uses footage of Inglewood City Council meetings to make critical videos.

Celeste Alvarez, Sara Tiano
News Editors

An Inglewood resident made videos criticizing government officials. Now, the city's slapped him with a lawsuit.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

Campus Safe Spaces Aren't 'Hiding' From Anything

Francesca Bessey
Senior Opinion Editor

Judith Shulevitz doesn't know my life - but she thinks she does.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

Supreme Court Decides Whether Online Hate Is Free Speech

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The Supreme Court will decide whether online death threats are protected under free speech. (Chris Potter/Flickr)

Arielle Samuelson
Web Producer

All those Twitter and Facebook death threats may be illegal in the future.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

Should We Criminalize Catcalling?

Comments (0) | catcalling, Collection Action for Safe Spaces, First Amendment, First Amendment Rights, hollaback, National, street harassment

Many women deal with street harassment on a daily basis. (Flickr/Creative Commons)

Emily Goldberg
Staff Reporter

Should calling out "Hey, sexy!" on the street be criminalized?

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

SCOTUS 2014 Preview: 7 Major Cases The Supreme Court Will Hear This Session

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(Flickr/Neon Tommy)

Jenny Di
Contributor

With no same-sex marraige cases on the agenda, what will SCOTUS focus on in 2014?

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

Arizona Execution Delayed Until Contents Of Drug Cocktail Are Revealed

Comments (0) | 9th circuit court of appeals, Arizona, botched death penalty, capital punishment, death penalty, execution, First Amendment, joseph wood, National

Contents of the new drug cocktail must be divulged to prisoners sentenced to die. (CACorrections, Wikimedia Commons)

Ashley Yang
Executive Producer

Arizona will no longer be able to use shield laws to hide details about execution drugs.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

Senate Republicans Block Anti-Hobby Lobby Bill

Hobby Lobby and Conestoga Wood Specialties successfully sued the federal government and won. (Twitter/@StevenErtelt)

Arash Zandi
Executive Producer

Democrats fell just short of a major victory.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

Supreme Court Will Hear Case On Internet Speech

Comments (0) | Facebook, First Amendment, free speech, Harassment, Internet, National, online, online harassment, Supreme Court, true threat, Twitter

The Internet has put First Amendment boundaries to the test. (dbking, Wikimedia Commons)

Ashley Yang
Executive Producer

Saying just anything on the Internet may no longer be possible.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

Supreme Court Rules On Campaign Contributions

Comments (0) | campaign contributions, campaign finance laws, First Amendment, National, political campaign donations, political donations, Supreme Court, supreme court ruling

Syuzanna Petrosyan
Executive Producer

Court ruled on the constitutionality of putting caps on campaign contributions.

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Film Review: 'The Finest Hours'

Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

LIVE State of the Union Recap And Analysis

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

Dress Code Violates First Amendment

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Hannah Luk
Opinion Artist

Are we scared of a flag or of the First Amendment itself?

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