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Freedom of Assembly Clause: Edwards v. South Carolina Case Excerpts

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The First and Fourteenth Amendments protect assembly, but what kind of assembly are they referring to? To explore this question Josh Schmid is joined by Dr. Joshua Dunn as they explore the Supreme Court Case of Edwards v. South Carolina, which questioned whether government officials had a right to force a peaceful protest to disperse. What impact does this case have in the modern day?

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