'Indifference Is Complicity': Hate Speech Must Be Countered
The First Amendment has worked for centuries because despicable and hateful speech has been countered and overridden by rational and moral discourse. As lawyers and citizens, we need to stay that path.
July 25, 2024 at 04:06 PM
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Constitutional LawAs strong supporters of the First Amendment, we have recognized the right of students and other protesters to express their views on the Gaza war, consistent with constitutional limits on speech and the requirements of Title VI and state antidiscrimination laws prohibiting hostile educational environments. But the recognition of the right to speak does not mean we are blind to the consequences—no doubt unintended by some of the many well-meaning protesters—of that speech.
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