The Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression and The Media Institute
Amici Curiae
Robert M. O’Neil, Counsel of Record The Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization whose mission is the protection of free speech. The Media Institute is a nonprofit research organization advocating a strong First Amendment, a competitive communications industry, and journalistic excellence. Robert M. O’Neil is a professor of law at the University of Virginia and director of the Thomas Jefferson Center. The following is excerpted from the Amicus Curiae Brief for the Respondents as submitted to the U.S. Supreme Court on August 8, 2008. Three basic principles should guide the disposition…
