
This Is the Greatest Threat to Free Speech Since the Red Scare
Opinion [re arrest of #MahmoudKhalil]
Michelle Goldberg
March 10, 2025
from #NewYorkTimes #NYT
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"“This seems like one of the biggest threats, if not the biggest threats to First Amendment freedoms in 50 years,” said Brian Hauss, a senior staff attorney at the American Civil Liberties Union. “It’s a direct attempt to punish speech because of the viewpoint it espouses.”"
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/10/opinion/mahmoud-khalil-free-speech.html?unlocked_article_code=1.404.Y_fK.OGBIayggrMEg&smid=url-share
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