U.S. Supreme Court,
Constitutional Law
Feb. 12, 2018
Terrorist advocacy and the First Amendment tipping point
First Amendment protection has practical limits. What if, for example, counterspeech proves to be ineffective, and tens of thousands of lives are lost in attacks perpetrated by those influenced by terrorist advocacy?
One of the striking links connecting many of the recent terrorist attacks around the world is the pervasive influence of the late radical cleric Anwar al-Awlaki. Al-Awlaki's online lectures and tracts have been identified as a major influence on many committing terrorist attacks, from Dzokhar Tsarnaev to the San Bernardino attackers to Orlando night club shooter Omar Mateen. Much of his speech, however, can't be characterized as the sort of true threats or incitement ...
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