Racial Slurs and Flag Burning = Allowed

Gina P.
Law & Legal Made Simple
1 min readDec 8, 2016

There’s been a lot of talk about free speech lately, with Trump’s tweet about flag burning and the following quote by Obama:

“The universal right to speak your mind and to protest against authority, to live in a society that’s open and free, that can criticize a President without retribution … that’s what separates us from tyrants and terrorists.”

Free speech is a fundamental right that you have and that you should exercise. Here is a recap of its history and what it protects.

This is a repost from Lawgood’ blog at www.blog.lawgood.io.

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Gina P.
Law & Legal Made Simple

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