As a _______ court, the Supreme Court is made up of a panel of justices who must work closely together to evaluate a case and decide the outcome

Since the terrorist attacks of 9/11/2001, all of the following have happened EXCEPT

A. the Freedom of Information Act was abolished. B. the FBI began restricting information about its activities. C. the military began restricting information about its activities. D. federal agencies removed many documents from public view. E. the trend toward open government has reversed.

Suppose an editor of a newspaper is approached by a woman who says that a prominent U.S. senator made inappropriate advances toward her years ago. When the newspaper reached out for comment, the Senator denied the allegations and was able to provide concrete proof he was innocent of the allegations, but the newspaper published the story anyway with the hope that it would harm the senator’s chances at re-election. What would this likely be an example of?

a. commercial speech b. fighting words c. political speech d. libel