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"... 1969, in Brandenberg v. Ohio, the Supreme Court struck down the conviction of a Ku Klux Klan member, and established a new standard: Speech can be suppressed only if it is intended, and likely to produce, "imminent lawless action." - @ACLU
"... 1969, in Brandenberg v. Ohio, the Supreme Court struck down the conviction of a Ku Klux Klan member, and established a new standard: Speech can be suppressed only if it is intended, and likely to produce, "imminent lawless action." - @ACLU
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"Otherwise, even speech that advocates violence is protected. The Brandenberg standard prevails today."
Full case pdf: tile.loc.gov/storage-servic…
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Suggested read: YOUR rights to speak. Understand, I'm not defending the propaganda. Hate it, too.
aclu.org/other/freedom-…
"Otherwise, even speech that advocates violence is protected. The Brandenberg standard prevails today."
Full case pdf: tile.loc.gov/storage-servic…
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Suggested read: YOUR rights to speak. Understand, I'm not defending the propaganda. Hate it, too.
aclu.org/other/freedom-…
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Free speech door swings both ways. I know someone is going to mention Fairness Doctrine, so I'll do that as 4/ and explain what it was, which most don't know, from a .gov attorney and why it doesn't apply.
Imagine DeSantis in charge of the .gov agency deciding 'fake news'.
Free speech door swings both ways. I know someone is going to mention Fairness Doctrine, so I'll do that as 4/ and explain what it was, which most don't know, from a .gov attorney and why it doesn't apply.
Imagine DeSantis in charge of the .gov agency deciding 'fake news'.
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Fairness Doctrine. Have a 17 page pdf - US .gov attorney. sgp.fas.org/crs/misc/R4000…
Most have no idea what it actually did.
I'm just a lefty thinking ahead. Because a lunatic in charge of this sht eventually happens - somehow. Like Orwell, 'speech police'.
Fairness Doctrine. Have a 17 page pdf - US .gov attorney. sgp.fas.org/crs/misc/R4000…
Most have no idea what it actually did.
I'm just a lefty thinking ahead. Because a lunatic in charge of this sht eventually happens - somehow. Like Orwell, 'speech police'.
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I guess there's no reason to get into "Congress shall make no law ..."
So, in 6/ We'll talk about the REAL threat to speech this far-right SCOTUS looks ready to overturn, 1964, New York Times vs. Sullivan.
Now 'fire in a crowed theater" ...🔽
I guess there's no reason to get into "Congress shall make no law ..."
So, in 6/ We'll talk about the REAL threat to speech this far-right SCOTUS looks ready to overturn, 1964, New York Times vs. Sullivan.
Now 'fire in a crowed theater" ...🔽
https://twitter.com/jkosseff/status/1463145648677658625
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How States and Congress Can Prepare for a Looming Threat to Freedom of Speech #1A lawfareblog.com/how-states-and… via
@jkosseff @MatthewSchafer
New York Times v Sullivan, 1964. Who benefits if it's overturned? Politicians, rich & powerful and corporations.
How States and Congress Can Prepare for a Looming Threat to Freedom of Speech #1A lawfareblog.com/how-states-and… via
@jkosseff @MatthewSchafer
New York Times v Sullivan, 1964. Who benefits if it's overturned? Politicians, rich & powerful and corporations.
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Eugene V. Debs, who was sentenced to 10 years in prison under the Espionage Act just for telling a rally of peaceful workers to realize they were "fit for something better than slavery and cannon fodder."
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Prior to Brandenburg Vs. Ohio. Then came the McCarthy era.
Eugene V. Debs, who was sentenced to 10 years in prison under the Espionage Act just for telling a rally of peaceful workers to realize they were "fit for something better than slavery and cannon fodder."
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Prior to Brandenburg Vs. Ohio. Then came the McCarthy era.
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Prior to Brandenburg v Ohio.
'Or Sidney Street, jailed in 1969 for burning an American flag on a Harlem street corner to protest the shooting of civil rights figure James Meredith .. ACLU
James Meredith: biography.com/activist/james…
Prior to Brandenburg v Ohio.
'Or Sidney Street, jailed in 1969 for burning an American flag on a Harlem street corner to protest the shooting of civil rights figure James Meredith .. ACLU
James Meredith: biography.com/activist/james…
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Faux News the root of all evil? And these? Hundreds of whack outlets, print, radio, TV, YouTube, blogs. This is a short list.
SHUT THEM ALL DOWN!!! THEY LIE!!
(of course they do)
You can't shut them down without tossing your own 1st Amendment rights, and they know it.
Faux News the root of all evil? And these? Hundreds of whack outlets, print, radio, TV, YouTube, blogs. This is a short list.
SHUT THEM ALL DOWN!!! THEY LIE!!
(of course they do)
You can't shut them down without tossing your own 1st Amendment rights, and they know it.
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That list is a MAGA list pre-2020 election.☝️ Also, defamation. Sue their as$. Dominion is about to take a big chunk from Murdoch. Alex Jones? He lost. Civil court. Sandy Hook parents proved damages. Done. Also, lying under oath, not covered.
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That list is a MAGA list pre-2020 election.☝️ Also, defamation. Sue their as$. Dominion is about to take a big chunk from Murdoch. Alex Jones? He lost. Civil court. Sandy Hook parents proved damages. Done. Also, lying under oath, not covered.
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