A study for the Brennan Center for Justice found that notwithstanding its reputation, the Roberts Supreme Court is ruling for free speech at a lower rate than the courts led by three previous chief justices.
In responding to the study, some point out that numbers don’t tell the entire story that the court had made some crucial decisions in such cases as the Kansas funeral protesters, violent video games and the animal torture videos. -db
From The New York Times, January 7, 2012, by Adam Liptak.