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GOOD: Supreme Court Unanimously States That ‘Hate Speech’ Is Still Free Speech

By: Ben Shapiro On Monday, the Supreme Court issued an 8-0 ruling in a case concerning a governmental regulation on free speech. Shockingly, even the leftist members of the Court agreed that free speech cannot be regulated as “hate speech.” The case concerned the attempt to register a band called “The Slants” for trademark. The trademark office refused the trademark on the grounds that it was an offensive term for Asians. Justice Samuel Alito wrote for four of the justices; Justice Anthony Kennedy wrote for another four. Alito’s opinion rightly explained: [The idea that the government may restrict] speech expressing ideas… View Article