I am a Consultant Clinical and Forensic Psychologist with over 20 years experience providing services as an Expert Witness to the North East & North West of England, the Midlands, Yorkshire and beyond.
The Framers of the Constitution guaranteed freedom of speech and expression to the citizens of the United States with the First Amendment, which reads, in part, Congress shall make no law â¦ abridging the freedom of speech..
Almost since the adoption of the Bill of Rights, however, the judiciary has struggled to define speech and expression and the extent to which freedom of speech should be protected. Some, like Justice hugo l. black, have believed that freedom of speech is absolute. But most jurists, along with most U.S. citizens, agree with Justice oliver wendell holmes jr. , who felt that the Constitution allows some restrictions on speech under certain circumstances.