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“Does the Gentlelady Have a Problem?” : Yes, Delegate Plaskett Most Certainly Has a Problem

JonathanTurley

Plaskett rose to demand recognition and to know why she was not allowed to vote: “I note that the names of representatives from American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and the District of Columbia were not called, representing, collectively, 4 million Americans. Plaskett, with “colonies.”

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New Hampshire Supreme Court Rejects Hate Speech Enforcement

JonathanTurley

Government regulation of speech is content-based if a law applies to a particular type of speech because of the topic discussed or the idea or message expressed. ” Content-based restrictions must be narrowly tailored to serve a compelling government interest. ” We disagree. .”

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A Harris-Walz Administration Would Be A Nightmare for Free Speech

JonathanTurley

The administration also created offices like the Disinformation Governance Board before it was shut down after public outcry. Stacey Plaskett (D-Virgin Islands), declared , “I hope that [all members] recognize that there is speech that is not constitutionally protected,” and then referenced hate speech as an example.

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Biden’s ‘Orwellian Ministry of Truth’: Court Finds a ‘Massive Attack’ on Free Speech in Government Censorship Efforts

JonathanTurley

Every authoritarian government in history has justified censoring citizens because their views are harmful or false. Judge Doughty found that the two states “are likely to succeed on the merits in establishing that the government has used its power to silence the opposition.” Doughty was previously rebuked by the U.S.