Thomas Jefferson Center for Protection of Free Expression Hands Florida Supreme Court a “Muzzle Award” for its Decision in FL Bar v. Pape & Chandler

Since 1992, the Thomas Jefferson Center for the Protection of Free Expression has celebrated the birth and ideals of its namesake by calling attention to those who in the past year forgot or disregarded Mr. Jefferson's admonition that freedom of speech 'cannot be limited without being lost.' Announced on or near April 13 -- the anniversary of the birth of Thomas Jefferson -- the Jefferson Muzzles are awarded as a means to draw national attention to abridgments of free speech and press and, at the same time, foster an appreciation for those tenets of the First Amendment. Click here http://www.tjcenter.org/ for a link to the Thomas Jefferson Center's website and its discussion of the 2006 Muzzle Award recipients.

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