[T]he Constitution was a product of its times. [Progressive]

The ban directly hampers the partys ability to spread its message and hamstrings voters seeking to inform themselves about the candidates and issues.

Do what you think is right and let the law catch up.

The First Amendment serves not only the needs of the polity but also those of the human spirit - a spirit that demands self-expression .

We can always stick together when we are losing, but tend to find means of breaking up when we're winning. In Grace under Pressure, by Hastie, 1984.

History teaches that grave threats to liberty often come in times of urgency, when constitutional rights seem too extravagant to endure.

It is now well established that the Constitution protects the right to receive information and ideas. ... This right to receive information and ideas, regardless of their social worth, ... is fundamental to our free society.