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Taming Free Speech w/ Laura Weinrib

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Scopes v. ACLU: A Case Study

Scopes and Gonzales is a fascinating case that sheds light on the ACLU's changing approach to free speech in civil liberties. The law was defended by Arthur Garfield Hayes, who argued it had been duly passed by a legislature; elites through the courts had no business to strike it down. He defended the law on the Democratic grounds that it hadbeen duly passed as part of an anti-evolution campaign.

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