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Scott Leadingham

  • First Amendment Writer-Educator, Freedom Forum
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As seen in: KUOW-FM (Seattle, WA), Freedom Forum, Oregon Public Broadcasting, Inlander, Jefferson Public Radio, KNKX-FM (Tacoma, WA), Northwest News Network, Northwest Public Broadcasting, Northwest Public Radio, SWVA Today and
Writing about 1st Amendment/press issues for @1stForAll. Public media evangelist, news person, proud Washingtonian, Eagle Scout, long-suffering Mariners fan
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Jawboning: What is it, and does it violate the First Amendment?

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By Scott Leadingham
| Toledo Legal News
A government official pressures a TV network to fire a political commentator. The head of a federal agency pushes a social media company to moderate certain users’ political posts. A governor threatens consequences for anyone who works with a controversial organization. These are all examples of “jawboning”: a term for when the government pressures a private company or person to restrict another company or person’s First Amendment freedoms, rather than the government doing the restricting itself.
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First Amendment rights in the military

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By Scott Leadingham
| Toledo Legal News
Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly, a retired Navy captain, was among a group of lawmakers in a Nov. 18, 2025, video posted online who said military members “can refuse illegal orders.” President Donald Trump responded to the video, writing in a series of Truth Social posts that the lawmakers “should be ARRESTED AND PUT ON TRIAL,” and calling the comments “SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR punishable by DEATH.” On Jan.
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1A in Action: Mary Church Terrell and the Movement for Black and Women’s Civil Rights

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By Scott Leadingham
| Freedom Forum
Mary Church Terrell was born during the Civil War. Her name is not always high on lists of the most recognized leaders who advanced equality for women and Black Americans — efforts that some may associate with the 20th century — but she helped build the foundations of the civil rights and women’s suffrage movements.
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