Hate speech : communication or discrimination? / produced by WBAI and the Nation Institute's Supreme Court Watch Project.
Series which examines the judicial direction of the Supreme Court, and how it has been shaped by recent appointments.|HATE SPEECH : COMMUNICATION OR DISCRIMINATION? / produced by WBAI and the Nation Institute's Supreme Court Watch Project. - SERIES: Supreme Court watch : rights revisited and the Reagan-Bush court| 5 - Series which examines the judicial direction of the Supreme Court, and how it has been shaped by recent appointments. CONTENT: Examination of the recent cross burning case within a context of sexual harassment codes, anti-pornography campaigns and the use of First Amendment guarantees by white supremacist groups. The program deals with the issue of rights in conflict, such as how can we fight hate speech without breathing life into the monster of state censorship. Guests include Arthur Leonard, Professor at New York Law School and co-chair of the New York City Bar Committee on Lesbian and Gay Men in the Profession, and Dr. Gerald Horne, Chair of the Black Studies Department at U.C. Berkeley. Background report by Jennie Bourne. BROADCAST: Satellite, 17 Aug. 1992.
Examination of the recent cross burning case within a context of sexual harassment codes, anti-pornography campaigns and the use of First Amendment guarantees by white supremacist groups. The program deals with the issue of rights in conflict, such as how can we fight hate speech without breathing life into the monster of state censorship. Guests include Arthur Leonard, Professor at New York Law School and co-chair of the New York City Bar Committee on Lesbian and Gay Men in the Profession, and Dr. Gerald Horne, Chair of the Black Studies Department at U.C. Berkeley. Background report by Jennie Bourne.