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How the First Amendment protects Americans’ speech − and how it does not

  • Written by Ray Brescia, Associate Dean for Research and Intellectual Life, Albany Law School
How the First Amendment protects Americans’ speech − and how it does notDemonstrators protest the suspension of the "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" show on Sept. 18, 2025, in Los Angeles, Calif. Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images

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