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Hate Speech, C. Edwin Baker
Hate Speech, C. Edwin Baker
All Faculty Scholarship
This paper describes the rationale that a full protection theory of free speech, a theory based on respect for individual autonomy, would give for protecting hate speech. The paper then notes that such a rationale will be unpersuasive to many (including this author) if the harms associated with a failure to outlaw hate speech are as great as often suggested – most dramatically, if the failure to prohibit makes a substantial contribution to the occurrence of serious racial/ethnic violence or genocide. The article then attempts to outline what empirical evidence would be needed to support this conclusion and gives reasons …
The Underappreciated First Amendment Importance Of Lawrence V. Texas, Michael P. Allen
The Underappreciated First Amendment Importance Of Lawrence V. Texas, Michael P. Allen
Washington and Lee Law Review
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