Wikipedia Definition of Shamanism: There is no single agreed upon definition for the word âshamanismâ among anthropologists. The English historian Ronald Hutton noted that by the dawn of the 21st century, there were four separate definitions of the term which appeared to be in use.
In light of this background, the U.S. Supreme Court has afforded dissident political speech unparalleled constitutional protection. However, all speech is not equal under the First Amendment.
The Court majority (Justices Kennedy, Roberts, Alito, Scalia, and Thomas) argued: 1  barring independent political spending amounts to squelching free speech protected by the First Amendment. 2  the First Amendment protects not just a personâs right to speak, but the act of speech itself, regardless of the speaker.