A New York appeals court has reinstated a gag order that barred Donald Trump from commenting about court personnel after he disparaged a law clerk in his New York civil fraud trial.
True, but in this case his free speech is known to have inflamed his cult followers to commit acts of violence in his name, so it’s a closer comparison than it appears on the surface. Court personnel are already receiving death threats.
Oh, he absolutely should be told to shut his mouth.
The point is the courts have to be a lot more careful about circumscribing a right that has quite strong existing protections versus something that does not.
That’s not comparing the same thing. Beating the crap out of someone is inherently illegal, free speech is not.
True, but in this case his free speech is known to have inflamed his cult followers to commit acts of violence in his name, so it’s a closer comparison than it appears on the surface. Court personnel are already receiving death threats.
Oh, he absolutely should be told to shut his mouth.
The point is the courts have to be a lot more careful about circumscribing a right that has quite strong existing protections versus something that does not.
Slander and libel are inherently illegal, being confidently wrong on the internet is not. Lucky you.