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Or win on 1st amendment grounds.

• aaronblohowiak 14y ago
  Not even close; Minnesota isn't saying that Coursera cannot operate in Minnesota, just that it cannot do so without approval -- just like how you don't have the right to have a huge demonstration without proper permits. There is well-established precedent that it is acceptable to have minor hurdles in the expression of free speech in the interest of maintaining an orderly society. Edit: also, the problem is that they are calling it a "college course", this is a simple consumer protection issue..
  • jlgreco 14y ago
    My impression is that they can get away with requiring permits for demonstrations because there are physical space considerations, public safety, etc. Imagine if a state decided you needed a permit to write for a political blog. Same content as a protest may have, but without the meatspace messiness.
    • rayiner 14y ago
      Coursera isn't a political blog, it's a commercial service (even if provided for no fee).
      • jlgreco 14y ago
        Of course, I did not mean to imply equivalence. I am only pointing out that restrictions to freedom of speech being acceptable for physical protests does not necessarily imply anything about what may be acceptable limitations in other scenarios. (In this case I agree with the exception)
      • shrughes 14y ago
        Newspapers are a commercial service.