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Constitutional Law

Apr. 17, 2014

More — not less — speech is needed

I was stunned when I learned that Ayaan Hirsi Ali was summarily disinvited to be Brandeis University's commencement speaker.

Julie L. Kessler

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Manhattan Beach , CA 90267-1582

Phone: (310) 403-0009

Email: Julie@VagabondLawyer.com

George Washington Univ Law School

Julie is an attorney based in Los Angeles, a freelance writer for several publications, and the author of the award-winning book "Fifty-Fifty, The Clarity of Hindsight." She can be reached at www.VagabondLawyer.com

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