The First Amendment and the Right to Protest

In the past two days I've been interviewed by the Charleston Post & Courier and WLTX, channel 19 in Columbia, about the First Amendment rights to free speech and protest, and the limited circumstances in which the government can step in:

•  SC governments, schools, hospitals taking action after rash of racist social media posts, Charleston, S.C. Post & Courier, June 1, 2020
  
• What are your rights as a protester, to assemble?, WLTX 19, Columbia, S.C.. June 2, 2020

In both interviews, I emphasized the importance of the rights of peaceful free speech and to petition the government under the First Amendment, and the essential need to protect and honor these rights, particularly during difficult and contentious times.