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mahatmakanejeeves

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5. A sequel to last week's🧵on retaliation and pretextual enforcement undermining @USConst_Amend_I

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Fri Jun 17, 2022, 06:14 AM

Jun 2022

The First Amendment Retweeted

As a sequel to last week's🧵on retaliation and pretextual enforcement undermining
@USConst_Amend_I
protections, here's another way government officials silence critics despite the strong free-speech protections in the case books: spurious defamation suits.

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We often hear that the First Amendment has never been stronger. I'd like to tell you a story ... [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2022 OP

Seems to be where this country is headed Woodswalker Jun 2022 #1

OR control of the SC. Ferrets are Cool Jun 2022 #3

I saw this in Woodswalker Jun 2022 #2

This is a must read! FM123 Jun 2022 #4

A sequel to last week's🧵on retaliation and pretextual enforcement undermining @USConst_Amend_I mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2022 #5