EPISODE · Sep 16, 2016 · 53 MIN
The First Amendment and the Donald
from Your Weekly Constitutional · host Stewart Harris
If there are any limits to the First Amendment's protection of political speech, well, Donald Trump seems determined to find them.He’s called for libel laws to be “opened up.” Can a President do that? He has said things at his rallies that, arguably, have incited his followers to violence. Are such statements constitutionally protected?Join us for an enlightening discussion with our First Amendment Guy, Doug McKechnie, who teaches constitutional law at the United States Air Force Academy.
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