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ACLU lawyer who defended Nazis sees free speech retreat in America
As a young lawyer for the American Civil Liberties Union, David Goldberger defended the rights of Nazis to hold a demonstration in Skokie, Ill., a village that was home to many Jewish residents ...
9 Fundamental Facts About the ACLU
The group was founded during World War I to defend Americans’ First Amendment freedoms. Over the years, that mission has ...
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When the Nazis came to Skokie
In 1978, Nazis marched in Skokie, Illinois, embroiling the country in an argument about free speech. The dispute drew national attention. After the march was initially cancelled, the ACLU took ...
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America Needs a New Free Speech Movement
Donald Trump is showing us what an unaccountable class of corporate decision-makers looks like—and it looks like a lot of ...
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Bill Maher Tells Guest Tom Green ‘You Don’t Know What Free Speech Is’ as They Go Toe-to-Toe on Canadian Hate Speech Laws
The American Civil Liberties Union represented the Nazis seeking to march in the case, a controversial decision as Skokie was home to thousands of Holocaust survivors at the time. “The Supreme ...