The line between free speech and hate speech.
Aldemaro Romero · CUNY Academic Works (City University of New York) · 2016
With the rise of incidents of bigotry on U.S. campuses after the November elections, a question has come up. How can we differentiate between free and hate speech and what can we do about the latter? The answer is complex, but there is a solution to the problem. At the federal level – and contrary to popular belief – free speech is not absolute. The Supreme Court has ruled many times setting limits on speech, from child pornography cases, to deceptive advertisement to specific threats of violence. The fine line comes when dealing with espousing ideologies, like the ones held by hate groups such as the Ku Klux Klan.