Hate Speech and the First Amendment: Where Are the Boundaries?
1h 3m
Created on June 18, 2020
Intermediate
$89
Overview
Now more than ever, it is important to know where the boundary lies between constitutionally protected expression and unprotected "hate speech." In this course, Ameer Benno, a civil rights and constitutional law attorney, examines First Amendment case law, explains where the lines are drawn, and identifies the constitutional issues animating current debates over protected speech.
Learning Objectives:
- Examine the hate speech exception to First Amendment protections, learn about the seminal jurisprudence on this issue, and recognize what issues remain unsettled
- Review what "fighting words" are and how we identify them
- Familiarize with what constitutes an unprotected "true threat"
- Gain insight into what falls into the unprotected category of defamation and libel
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