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Boston University Professor: Second Amendment is Based on “Freedom to Enslave”

JonathanTurley

States opposed to slavery, like Vermont, Pennsylvania, New Hampshire, New York and Rhode Island, had precursor state constitutional provisions recognizing the right to bear arms. NPR breathlessly billed its interview as “ Historian Carol Anderson Uncovers The Racist Roots Of The Second Amendment.”.

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Poll: Only 20 Percent of Public Believes Conservatives Enjoy Free Speech Rights on Campuses

JonathanTurley

Conversely, the top performers this year are, notably, all public universities — Michigan Technological University, Auburn University, the University of New Hampshire, Oregon State University, and Florida State University.

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Not, The Second Amendment Was Not Primarily About Suppressing African Americans

JonathanTurley

New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island and other states had similar precursors to the Second Amendment. The Framers had just overthrown a tyrant and the image of the militia and the famed “Minutemen” remained fixed in the minds of many at the time.

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Washington School Triggers Free Speech Fight Over Order to RemoveBlue Lives Matter

JonathanTurley

New Hampshire , the Supreme Court followed a “two-tied approach” that allowed for restrictions in certain defined areas like fighting words and obscenity. In Chaplinsky v. 568, 571-72 (1942).

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Fourth Circuit Overturns Conviction Of Retired Air Force Colonel For Using Racial Slur

JonathanTurley

New Hampshire , 315 U.S. National Ass’n for the Advancement of Colored People v. Button, 371 U.S. 415, 445 (1963). Even with the Supreme Court’s allowance for the criminalization of “fighting words” in cases like Chaplinsky v. 568, 572 (1942), the Court has sharply abridged the application that exception.

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New Hampshire Supreme Court Rejects Hate Speech Enforcement

JonathanTurley

The New Hampshire Supreme Court just handed down a victory for free speech in Attorney General v. As is often the case, defending free speech meant supporting viewpoints that most of us find grotesque and hateful. It shall be unlawful for any person to interfere or attempt to interfere with the rights secured by this chapter.

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Produce over Politics: Whole Foods Fights for Right to Bar Political Advocacy in Workplace

JonathanTurley

San Francisco Regional Director Jill Coffman declared that the company is violating the rights of workers in 10 different states (Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Virginia, Maryland, Georgia, Washington, Indiana, and California). In her consolidated complaint against Whole Foods Market, Inc.,

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