When the ACLU has to get a TRO to stop your State Police from arresting, threatening to arrest, or using physical force against journalists, you have failed.

When @rcfp is sending you letters, you have failed.

When this is happening, you have failed. Image
When you have to do an interview to convince people you care about First Amendment rights, you have failed.

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17 Mar
This would violate me. There is no general “disinformation” or “propaganda” exception to the First Amendment.
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Speech does not lose First Amendment protection simply because it is false.

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There is no “lie” exception to the First Amendment

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