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Are racist emails a crime or protected free speech?
Knox News | The Knoxville News-Sentinel via Yahoo News· 9 months agoWhen a racist and threatening email prompted the abrupt resignation of former Knoxville police Deputy Chief Brooklyn Belk, the question remained whether...
Free Speech Is Under Attack in the U.S., but It's on the Ropes Elsewhere
Reason.com via Yahoo News· 2 months agoIllustration: Lex Villena If you think free speech is under attack in the United States—and it...
New Bedford residents gather to combat hate speech following neo-Nazi group foray
The Standard-Times via Yahoo News· 7 months agoNEW BEDFORD — Concerned residents packed a main library meeting room Thursday night to discuss the...
Strictly Legal: Court strikes down "hateful speech" law
Cincinnati.com | The Enquirer via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA New York based federal court recently issued an injunction prohibiting the state of New York from...
What the First Amendment really says – 4 basic principles of free speech in the US
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 1 year agoA protection that is, at least in this Philadelphia park, carved in stone. Zakarie Faibis via...
The Free Speech Fallout from the Israel-Hamas War Could Be Dire
Politico via Yahoo News· 6 months agoThe First Amendment is imperiled at college campuses across the country. That’s according to Eugene Volokh, a free speech expert and law professor at the University of California at Los Angeles ...
It's Debatable: Has Elon Musk made Twitter unsafe?
Lubbock Avalanche-Journal via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIn this week's "It's Debatable" segment, Rick Rosen and Charles Moster debate whether Elon Musk's takeover of Twitter has made the platform a less safe...
EXPLAINER: Is Alex Jones’ trial about free speech rights?
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 2 years agoConspiracy theorist Alex Jones arrived at a Texas courthouse for his defamation trial for calling...
Hate crimes reported in SLO County more than double in 8 years. Who was targeted the most?
San Luis Obispo Tribune via Yahoo News· 10 months ago“The alarming increases in crimes ... illustrates the need for our communities to join together...
J.K. Rowling Is Right to Protest Hate-Speech Laws
The Wall Street Journal· 2 months agoA new Scottish ban on offensive language is meant to protect vulnerable groups, but history shows that unfettered free speech is a powerful engine for...
