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  • Scalia: When Government Pays, It 'Calls the Tune' in Arts

    09/25/2005 4:14:49 AM PDT · by alessandrofiaschi · 30 replies · 1,222+ views
    Law.com ^ | September 26, 2005 | Pat Milton
    The government can decide what artwork is worthwhile without being accused of censorship as long as it is funding that art, Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia told an audience Thursday at the Juilliard School. "The First Amendment has not repealed the ancient rule of life, that he who pays the piper calls the tune," Scalia said. The justice, who limited his discussion to art issues, said he wasn't suggesting that government stop funding the arts, but that if it does fund artwork, it is entitled to have a say in the content, just like when it runs a school system....