The Secret Service's Comey investigation is what the First Amendment was written to prevent

The Secret Service's Comey investigation is what the First Amendment was written to prevent


The genuine threat is not that a president’s life is in danger, but that the Trump administration is attempting to silence the speech of political adversaries. The genuine threat is not that a president’s life is in danger, but that the Trump administration is attempting to silence the speech of political adversaries. In 1969, the court concluded that when a man drafted to serve in the Vietnam War said, “[i]f they ever make me carry a rifle the first man I want to get in my sights is L.B.J.,” that was not enough to fall within the category of true threats.

Author: Jessica Levinson


Published at: 2025-05-19 21:21:27

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