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| The Slants |
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.
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| Justice Samuel Alito |
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 that offend … strikes at the heart of the First Amendment. Speech that demeans on the basis of race, ethnicity, gender, religion, age, disability, or any other similar ground is hateful; but the proudest boast of our free speech jurisprudence is that we protect the freedom to express “the thought that we hate.”Read the rest of the story HERE and follow a link to a related story below:
Free Speech Wins (Again) at the Supreme Court
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