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Cato Daily Podcast
Free Speech: What Everyone Needs to Know
Nov 10, 2023
Explore changing Supreme Court perspectives on freedom of speech, the importance of free speech for non-US citizens on college campuses, concept of viewpoint neutrality in free speech, accountability of private universities to First Amendment commitments, and the Supreme Court's decision on donor lists and freedom of association.
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- The Supreme Court has expanded free speech protections to include hate speech and commercial speech, but maintains an obscenity exception for sexual speech.
- Defending free speech is essential, even when the ideas expressed are controversial or loathsome, in order to uphold viewpoint neutrality and protect unpopular or disliked speech.
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Expansion of Free Speech Protection
The Supreme Court has increasingly extended the protection of the First Amendment to more topics historically subject to restrictions, such as hate speech and commercial speech.
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