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Hate speech in the United States cannot be directly regulated by the government due to the fundamental right to freedom of speech protected by the Constitution. [1] While "hate speech" is not a legal term in the United States, the U.S. Supreme Court has repeatedly ruled that most of what would qualify as hate speech in other western countries is legally protected speech under the First Amendment.
As of this year, under the Hate Crimes Reporting Act, Florida now requires the state government and law enforcement to collect and disseminate data on all hate crimes. Miami-Dade County also has a ...
Florida, Maine, Maryland, and Washington, D.C., have hate crime laws that include the homeless status of an individual. [10] A 2007 study found that the number of violent crimes against the homeless is increasing. [151] [152] The rate of such documented crimes in 2005 was 30% higher than of those in 1999.
A report comparing speech and expression laws in California and Florida finds fault with both states but reserves its harshest judgment for Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.
Florida House of Representatives. ... House Bill 757 is an affront to free speech and probably unconstitutional, a mechanism for public figures to silence negative coverage with the threat of ...
The hate speech laws in Poland punish those who offend the feelings of the religious by e.g. disturbing a religious ceremony or creating public calumny. They also prohibit public expression that insults a person or a group on account of national, ethnic, racial, or religious affiliation or the lack of a religious affiliation. [77]
The idea of free speech is to defend speech you disagree with | Opinion
There has been much debate over freedom of speech, hate speech, and hate speech legislation. [3] The laws of some countries describe hate speech as speech, gestures, conduct, writing, or displays that incite violence or prejudicial actions against a group or individuals on the basis of their membership in the group, or that disparage or ...