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This would make the law depend on the content of the speech. I'd think that would make it subject to strict scrutiny for a potential first amendment violation.
by hirundo 5y ago
This would make the law depend on the content of the speech. I'd think that would make it subject to strict scrutiny for a potential first amendment violation.
There is a vague sort-of exception to 1A around "false statements of fact":
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_free_speech_exceptions#False_statements_of_fact https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_free_speech_exce...
But even if that applies here, it would be constitutionally suspect to apply it to statements about just one particular topic.