Expect to see free speech severely restricted at the U.S. political conventions and at the London Olympics, writes Dahlia Lithwick in Slate. Before the Olympics, the U.K. passed a number of laws limited free speech including bans on spectator recordings of Olympic events.
Afraid protests will disrupt the Republican convention in late August, Tampa has place a number of restrictions on demonstrations and marches, including a ban on water guns. Real guns are permitted for those with concealed weapons permits. -db
From a commentary in Slate, July 25, 2012, by Dahlia Lithwick.