Attorney General Pam Bondi is in hot water with both liberals and conservatives following her comments on hate speech restrictions.
WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 15: U.S. President Donald Trump answers questions from reporters after signing a Presidential Memorandum in the Oval Office on September 15, 2025 in Washington, DC. Trump signed a memorandum that will send members of the National Guard and federal law enforcement agencies to Memphis, Tennessee in an effort to decrease crime in the city.
Also pictured is Attorney General Pam Bondi . Attorney General Pam Bondi is in hot water with both liberals and conservatives following her comments on hate speech restrictions. BondiDepartment of Justice would target those using hate speech but later clarified on X that they would not prosecute individuals for hate speech unless it incites violence. Bondi's remarks came in the wake of the assassination of Charlie Kirk and were intended to defend conservatives against left-wing celebrations of violence. Hate speech does not exist legally in America. There's ugly speech. There's gross speech. There's evil speech. And ALL of it is protected by the First Amendment. Keep America free. Under current First Amendment jurisprudence, hate speech is only illegal when it directly incites or causes a criminal act or contains a threat of violence, according to the In the U.S., free speech is broadly protected, even if offensive or unpopular, and remains a pillar of our democracy.prohibit speech that stirs up discrimination or religious hatred. Canada outlaws public promotion of hatred, and Australia and the Netherlands have laws against inciting hatred or vilification. A notable case of speech getting someone thrown in jail is Ursula Haverbeck, a far-right activist in Germany, who was convicted multiple times for Holocaust denial and incitement to hatred. She was sentenced to two years in prison in 2018 and served time until her release in November 2020. Haverbeck was later convicted again in 2024 and was serving a 16-month sentence at the time of her death in November 2024 at the age of 96,
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