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When laws punish speech after the fact, those laws might be wrong, but they are laws, not censorship. Not according to First Amendment jurisprudence, which gen
by gabrielroth 17y ago
When laws punish speech after the fact, those laws might be wrong, but they are laws, not censorship.
Not according to First Amendment jurisprudence, which generally views such laws as unconstitutional under the 'chilling effect' doctrine.
- sgrove 17y agoI completely agree with your sentiment, but I think the issue is different - what class of speech is protected? Speech, once protected, cannot be censored nor punished after the fact. Unprotected speech can be both censored and punished.