One year into Trump 2.0, we examine the
administration’s record on free speech and how it compares to the
president’s campaign pledge to “bring back free speech to
America.”
We also discuss recent ICE protests, including the
right to carry a gun and to film law enforcement, and what these
encounters reveal about protest rights today.
Today we are joined by:
-
Clark Neily, senior vice president
for legal studies at the Cato Institute -
Timothy Zick, professor of
government and citizenship at William & Mary Law School and author
of the new book
Trump 2.0: Executive Power and the First Amendment -
Conor Fitzpatrick, supervising
senior attorney at FIRE
Zick is also the author of
Public Protest and Governmental Immunities,
Managed Dissent: The Law of Public Protest, and
Arming Public Protests.
Timestamps:
00:00 Intro
01:47 ICE protests:
Alex Pretti, filming police, and the right to carry a
gun
13:30 How to hold law enforcement accountable
19:10
Don Lemon‘s arrest
23:27 Trump’s retribution politics and the “domestic
terrorist” label
35:05 FCC pressure and attacks on the media
39:40 Free speech for noncitizens
53:49 Attacks on higher education
58:40 Trump 1.0 vs. Trump 2.0
01:02:25 What reforms are needed?
1:09:13 Outro
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