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Courses for 2018

April 20, 2018 at Patch of Heaven, Nevada.

Wed. May 16, the anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision in
Terminiello v. City of Chicago (1949) overturning a conviction for breach of peace, on 1st amendment grounds

Thursday, Jun 21. The anniversary of the ratification in 1788 of the
Constitution with a recommendation from several states that a bill of rights be added to the Constitution as quickly as possible.

Saturday, Jul 14, the anniversary of the 1798 Sedition Act in which the Federalist dominated Congress passes a Sedition Act making it illegal to “write, print, utter, or publish . . . any false, scandalous and malicious writing or writings against the government of the United States, or either House of the Congress of the United States, or the President.”

Sunday, Aug 5, 2018, the anniversary of John Peter Zenger’s acquittal 1735.