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The FIREteam discusses Tim Walz's controversial comments on hate speech and "shouting fire in a crowded theater." We also examine California's AI deepfake laws, the punishment of tenured professors, and mask bans.

Joining us are:

Aaron Terr, ÃÛÖ­ÏãÌÒ's director of Public Advocacy;

Connor Murnane, ÃÛÖ­ÏãÌÒ's Campus Advocacy chief of staff; and

Adam Goldstein, ÃÛÖ­ÏãÌÒ's vice president of strategic initiatives.

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Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

01:51 Tim Walz's comments on hate speech and "shouting fire"

15:36 California's AI deepfake laws

32:05 Tenured professors punished for expression

54:27 Nassau County's mask ban

1:04:39 Outro

Show notes:

Court cases:

Schenck v. United States (1919)

Brandenburg v. Ohio (1969)

National Socialist Party of America v. Village of Skokie (1977)

Texas v. Johnson (1989)

Snyder v. Phelps (2011)

Matal v. Tam (2017)

Virginia v. Black (2003)

NAACP v. Alabama (1958)

(this suit challenges the constitutionality of AB 2839 and AB 2655) (2024)

(this class action lawsuit alleges Nassau County's Mask Transparency Act is unconstitutional and discriminates against people with disabilities) (2024)

Legislation:

(Civil Rights Act of 1964)

Section 230 (Communications Decency Act of 1996)

Articles/Tweets:

"" Elon Musk via X (2024)

"" The Babylon Bee via X (2024)

"" Pessimists Archive via Substack (2024)

"Professor fired for porn hobby vows to take university to court." FIRE(2024)

"Amy Wax is academic freedom's canary in the coal mine." ÃÛÖ­ÏãÌÒ (2024)

"In major hit to tenure, Muhlenberg fires pro-Palestinian professor." FIRE(2024)

"." U.S. Department of Education (2024)