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Toward a more civil discourse

November 14, 2019 sarah Jonas 0 Comments Free Speech, Freedom Of Speech, Supreme Court

In our current climate of sometimes intense vitriol, reappropriation — by which a group of people reclaims words or artifacts that were previously used in a way disparaging of that group — can tame uncivil discourse, finds a new study by political scientists and a law professor at Washington University in St. Louis.

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WashU Expert: Freedom of speech, the NBA and China

October 8, 2019 sarah Jonas 0 Comments China, Constitution, First Amendment, Free Speech, Freedom Of Speech

Houston Rockets general manager Daryl Morey recently tweeted in support of pro-democracy activists in Hong Kong, causing reaction from the NBA and from China.Following Morey’s tweet, NBA commissioner Adam Silver expressed support for Morey’s freedom of speech. But in response, China’s state broadcaster CCTV punished the NBA by canceling broadcasts of two preseason NBA games.