Protecting Freedom of Speech

As we have seen in our recent discussion of tests employed by the U.S. Supreme Court to determine the parameters of speech afforded protection under the First Amendment, the great dilemma confronting our nation occurs when speech appears to incite serious, unlawful conduct. Here’s the problem, in a nutshell. It is a fundamental premise of democracy that citizens should be able to ex...

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