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Is “government speech” superior to an individual’s First Amendment rights?

July 10, 2012 | By BRIAN HODGES

Just about everything the government does involves speech of one form or another. Certainly, nobody will contest that government officials enjoy their freedom to take to the bully pulpit. But, when they do, is their speech entitled to the same protection that individuals are entitled to under the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution? If so, ...