Limitations on the First Amendment

I will develop this topic more in the coming days, but there are some stories in the news right now that force us to look at what, if any, limitations should be placed on the rights protected by the First Amendment.

This one from CNN particularly bothers me, and brings in issues relating to religion, speech and assembly:

http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/02/21/funeral.motorcyclists.ap/index.html

Another story recently featured on CNN involves animal rights activists, and their efforts to stop animal testing at a lab in New Jersey.

http://www.cnn.com/2006/LAW/02/20/animalrights.trial.ap/index.html

The most glaring issues surrounding limitations on the First Amendment have been the violent protests against the Danish cartoons.

To be honest, I haven't really researched these issues as much as I'd like to, and I'll try to develop these over the next few days.