This is incorrect. Hate speech does not exist in the US on a federal level.
If I key your car and write “go back to [place] you dirty [racial slur]” I will get charged with vandalizing your car and an increased penalty because it’s a hate crime.
But if I’m not committing a crime I can go around saying all sorts of hateful things and the 1st amendment protects me. That same sentence from above can be freely said with no legal penalties.
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Hate speech absolutely is protected by the first amendment.
This is incorrect. Hate speech does not exist in the US on a federal level.
If I key your car and write “go back to [place] you dirty [racial slur]” I will get charged with vandalizing your car and an increased penalty because it’s a hate crime.
But if I’m not committing a crime I can go around saying all sorts of hateful things and the 1st amendment protects me. That same sentence from above can be freely said with no legal penalties.