Skokie, Neo-Nazis and Free Speech
My History Can Beat Up Your Politics
English - January 24, 2020 17:00 - 36 minutes - ★★★★★ - 1.1K ratingsNews History politics bush clinton grovercleveland history lincoln sanders trump Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
In the wake of the events of Charlottesville, a look at the Neo Nazi rally in Skokie, IL in 1977 and the resulting Supreme Court Case and the ACLU's role. In recent days Skokie has been brought up; and a look at the history of events is useful. We look at Louis Brandeis's great speech on the First Amendment, Chief Justice Robert's view of it recently, Alito's other take. Finally Bruce wonders about the consequences of these rights in a social media world.
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In the wake of the events of Charlottesville, a look at the Neo Nazi rally in Skokie, IL in 1977 and the resulting Supreme Court Case and the ACLU's role. In recent days Skokie has been brought up; and a look at the history of events is useful. We look at Louis Brandeis's great speech on the First Amendment, Chief Justice Robert's view of it recently, Alito's other take. Finally Bruce wonders about the consequences of these rights in a social media world.
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