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Defend Speech Even When Your Side Hates It
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That case, Murthy v. Missouri, ultimately reached the Supreme Court.
A former New York City public defender, Younes is now national legal director at the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee, where she is preparing to sue the Trump administration.
She and Binion discuss her path to civil liberties advocacy, the threats to free speech coming from both the left and the right, and why defending the First Amendment should be a universal cause—even when that speech is offensive.
0:00—Introduction1:00—Younes' commitment to civil liberties3:38—The state of free speech in America7:34—Opposing COVID restrictions12:33—Jimmy Kimmel, the FCC, and Murthy v. Missouri27:39—Donald Trump's record on free speech39:41—Noncitizens and constitutional rights42:23—Censorship in the aftermath of Charlie Kirk's assassination48:33—Pam Bondi and "hate speech"57:52—How can we protect free speech?
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