After #Election2024, 500,000 hateful texts targeted minorities with vile threats—but they might not be illegal. A law professor explains how the #FirstAmendment complicates prosecution: buff.ly/41gQUW3
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Threatening texts targeting minorities after election were vile − but they might not be illegal
The First Amendment might complicate plans to prosecute the people who sent up to 500,000 anonymous messages in November calling Black people ‘slaves,’ among other hate speech.The Conversation
