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Lynn Greenky, Associate Professor of Communication and Rhetorical Studies, Syracuse University. I am an attorney admitted to practice in New York State. I earned a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Arts in Communication Studies from Northwestern University. I have authored a book: When Freedom Speaks: The Boundaries and the Boundlessness of our First Amendment Right, published by Brandeis University Press and available for purchase on Amazon and other online outlets. My interests are in advocacy, argumentation, political communication, and first amendment jurisprudence. I have developed courses at Syracuse University that reflect those interests. I have been published in the Washington Post, The Hill, and Ms. Magazine and have participated in several podcasts, online lectures, and radio broadcasts. For more information, please visit https://lynngreenky.com/.

What the First Amendment really says – 4 basic principles of free speech in the US

Lynn Greenky, Associate Professor of Communication and Rhetorical Studies, Syracuse University delves into Elon Musk’s claim that he believes in free speech no matter what. He calls it a bulwark against tyranny in America and promises to reconstruct Twitter, which he now owns, so that its policy on free expression “matches the law.” Yet his grasp of the First Amendment – the law that governs free speech in the U.S. – appears to be quite limited. And he’s not alone.

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Subjects: Communications, Free Speech, Legal Research, Social Media, United States Law
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