Protests, Free Speech and Press Freedom

From a First Amendment perspective, the direst events of the past few weeks were the numerous instances of police, law enforcement officers and (in Washington, D.C.) national guard soldiers (in Washington, D.C.) using aggressive tactics and violence against protesters who were peacefully—although sometimes angrily and loudly—utilizing their First Amendment rights to speak, assemble and air their grievances to the government. It was especially troubling when these aggressive tactics and violence were used against journalists covering the protests.

My latest column for the South Carolina Press Association....

https://scpress.org/protests-free-speech-and-press-freedom/