Topic
Hate Speech
337 published works
The Right Coast
Governments Are Creating A Fake Hate Panic To Censor, Interfere In Elections, And Imprison Their Political Enemies
To the extent governments and NGOs are recording more so-called hate speech, it s because people today are far more likely to label speech hateful than were people just a…
Michael Geist
Why the Criminal Code and Human Rights Act Provisions Should Be Removed from the Online Harms Act
Having a spent virtually the entire day yesterday talking with media and colleagues about Bill C-63, one thing has become increasingly clear: the Criminal Code and Human Rights Act provisions…
Michael Geist
My First Take on the Online Harms Act: Worst of 2021 Plan Now Gone But Digital Safety Commission Regulatory Power a Huge Concern
After years of delay, the government tabled Bill C-63, the Online Harms Act, earlier today. The bill is really three-in-one: the Online Harms Act that creates new duties for Internet…
PrawfsBlawg
Yes, “From the River to the Sea” Is Antisemitic. Here’s Why.
Main Tuesday, January 16, 2024Yes, "From the River to the Sea" Is Antisemitic. Here's Why.My new essay at The Hill explains why the chant “From the river to the sea,…
Legal Profession Blog
The Halls Of Montezuma
The New York Commission on Judicial Conduct has removed a non-attorney judge from officeRespondent, William H. Futrell, a Justice of the Montezuma Town Court, Cayuga County, was served with a…
PrawfsBlawg
Penn abandons the First Amendment (Updated)
Main Wednesday, December 06, 2023Penn abandons the First Amendment (Updated)Lee Kovarsky and Eugene Volokh offer great defenses of the presidents' answers at Tuesday's hearing, reaching similar conclusions to me in…
Nonprofit Law Prof Blog
CCDH Anti-SLAPPs Elon, and Elon “Thermonuclear” SLAPPs Media Matters
As we easily predicted, the Center for Countering Digital Hate filed a 12(b)(6) motion against the social media platform formerly known as Twitter. Elon sued CCDH a while back because…
The Right Coast
Conor McGregor Is Being Investigated for Hate Speech Over Social Media Comments
The mixed martial artist, professional boxer, and former UFC champion, Conor McGregor, finds himself under official scrutiny by Irish authorities following his online speech concerning the mass migration challenges and…
PrawfsBlawg
Jews and Free Speech
Main Tuesday, November 21, 2023Jews and Free SpeechIn light of tensions on- and off-campus over rising Jew hatred and Jew-hating speech, I drift back to Skokie. That case marks a…
Nonprofit Law Prof Blog
Are Palestinian Rights Organizations and the Universities that Host Them Hateful Indoctrinators?
Everybody knows, by now, how I feel about revoking tax exemption for hate groups. I have written that stochastic terrorists can be denied tax exemption without violating the First Amendment. …