As Americans we have always prided ourselves in the rights prescribed to us in the United States Constitution. The right to free speech is one of the most fundamental rights liberty.
Free speech is most arguably the right most essential to democratic government.
But, let s try to imagine that one day we are told that our right to free speech is challenged. It is challenged when a small group of students have decided to disagree with the viewpoints of the Mayor of New York City. In order to make our opinions heard, flyers highlighting our views are printed and distributed throughout New York City s five boroughs, and a small advertisement is placed in The New York Times demanding the Mayor s resignation. The students retaliated by taking the matter to the United States Supreme Court. They contended that their freedom of speech and freedom of press rights were denied in violation of the First and Fourteenth Amendments.