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Greg to Speak at 'The Content and Context of ‘Hate Speech’: Rethinking Regulation and Remedies'
Tomorrow, FIRE President Greg Lukianoff will be speaking at a conference entitled “The Content and Context of ‘Hate Speech’: Rethinking Regulation and Remedies.” The panel discussion, where Greg will be joined by Richard Cohen, Arthur Jacobson, and Theodore Shaw, will focus on "hate speech," discrimination, and segregation. The conference will be held at Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law in New York City and will also feature Floyd Abrams, Robert Post, and Kwame Anthony Appiah. Attendance is free, and you can check out a full schedule of events here.
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