Amendment1Press

 Amendment 1: Freedom of the Press ChiChi, Piers, Ann-Marie Analysis: So what right does freedom of press gives us? Freedom of Press gives everyone the right to print what they feel should go in the paper without being punished or needing a license, which is not limited by government or in some cases churches and absolute in no country. The English government was very strict on bad behavior agaisnt critsim towards the government. The colonist were fusrtated with the government, but with restrictions on the press forced colonists to hold their criticism.

John Peter Zenger: In 1735, John Peter Zenger was the editor of the New York Weekly Journal. English soldiers barged into his office and destroyed all newspapers and charged him for printing false statments which at that time the punishment was death. The judge in the case was pressured to convict Zenger. Zenger's lawyer argued that his client's publications were fair. The jury agreed and found Zenger not guilty of all charges. The Zenger case established the wright for freedom of the press in America. This wrighted needed to be protected so that this would never hapen again Mt. Healthy City School District Board of Education v. Doyle, 429 U.S. 274 (1977) **Facts**: A high school teacher didn't agree to a newly proposed teacher dress code. He circulated a memo from the school principal and gave it to a radio station, which reported on the dress code issue. When the teacher’s contract came up for renewal, the school refused to renew it. He sued, claiming that his employment was refused in response to his public opposition to the teacher dress code. The school board claimed that it had other valid reasons for not rehiring the teacher. These included that the teacher made an obscene gesture to two students and was involved in an argument with another teacher. . A borderline candidate should not have the employment questioned against him because of constitutionally protected right. But that same candidate should not to be able, to prevent his employer from assessing his performance record and reaching a decision not to rehire on the basis of that record, simply because the protected right makes the employer more certain of the correctness of its decision." (Chief Justice William Rehnquist) This real world case has happened in many differnent was. People have been hurt and punished for using their to Freedom of the Press. John Peter Zenger was charged for printing false statments about the cruel government of the British soldiers. Their was then a court case set out for him and proving to all that he was inosent and simply used his right to freeedom of the Press. This has been in court before and will be in the future and some may be proven guilty or inosent for simply following or obeying the rights of Freedom of the Press.   How            Does It Effect Our Lives? You maybe thinking to yourself why should this matter and what does it have to do with me? But you could end up just like these real court cases like Peter Zenger or a teacher who expressed their rights of Freedom of the Press. Its important to know the rights that we have as a   citizen and Freedom of Press is one of these rights. Being able to print or announce something you feel is important or needs to be changed. These rights need to be proteced so that we will have them and use them in the future to keep our areas safe and       fair to all. Bibliography:

"Mt. Healthy City School District Board of Education v. Doyle, 429 U.S. 274 (1977)." __First Amendment Schools: The Five Freedoms - Court Case__. 5 Dec. 2008. 5 Dec. 2008 .

"Press, Freedom of the." __Press, freedom of the. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-07__. 2007. 5 Dec. 2008 .