WashU Expert: Free speech and judicial independence in the age of revolution
June 23, 2026
June 23, 2026
ST. LOUIS, Missouri, June 23 -- Washington University in St. Louis posted the following news:
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Free speech and judicial independence in the age of revolution
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When the Continental Congress declared independence on July 4, 1776, they were not only asserting independence from Great Britain. They were also condemning specific abuses by King George III and Parliament -among them, the inability to speak freely against those in power or to have . . .
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Free speech and judicial independence in the age of revolution
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When the Continental Congress declared independence on July 4, 1776, they were not only asserting independence from Great Britain. They were also condemning specific abuses by King George III and Parliament -among them, the inability to speak freely against those in power or to have . . .