Improv Anywhere?

Improv Anywhere? 1Voice

Updated: August 05, 2008

As Channel One News reported in its story,"Improv Anywhere," some Americans are pushing the limit of the constitutional right to assemble peaceably.

Does the First Amendment protect the rights of groups like Improv Everywhere to burst into song, perform synchronized swimming in public fountains, or shed their pants before boarding subway cars?

The First Amendment curtails the power of the U.S. government to censor speech. But freedom of speech is not an absolute. Just how much can the government limit the private speech of its citizens? Channel One News weighs in.

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Improv Anywhere: A Lesson

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