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Hate speech is not protected speech, it's always been that way, even in the US.
by Schnitz 6y ago
Hate speech is not protected speech, it's always been that way, even in the US.
- Acrobatic_Road 6y agoNot according to the supreme court. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/volokh-conspiracy/wp/2017/06/19/supreme-court-unanimously-reaffirms-there-is-no-hate-speech-exception-to-the-first-amendment/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/volokh-conspiracy/wp/201...
- Jabbles 6y agoThis is incorrect: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hate_speech_in_the_United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hate_speech_in_the_United_Stat... The U.S. Supreme Court has repeatedly ruled that hate speech is legally protected free speech under the First Amendment
- bitwize 6y agoThe absolutist interpretation of the First Amendment currently in vogue has only been so since 1969. When Biden restructures the Supreme Court, we'll see how long that lasts. Same with the Second Amendment.