U.S. Supreme Court,
Constitutional Law,
9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Jun. 22, 2017
Justices should hear 9th Circuit free speech case
The First Amendment's protection of conscience is more important than ever in this polarized age. The political majority can always assert the interest in public awareness justifies conscripting dissenters into expressing a state-mandated message.
Mitchell Keiter
Keiter Appellate Law
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UCLA Law School
Mitchell is a certified appellate specialist. He taught many outstanding students while a professor at Western State University College of Law.
May the state force speakers to express a message they oppose so the public can hear it? May the state burden speakers specifically because they expressed their own (contrary) position? The U.S. Supreme Court meets Thursday to decide whether to review a 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals case presenting these questions, NIFLA v. Beccera, 16-1140. Speakers across the ideological spectrum will benefit from the court's reaffirming the range of First Amendment protection.
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