[OLA-IF-News] Oregon legislature to consider banning display of nooses

[Kirsten Brodbeck-Kenney]

I thought this article meshed nicely with our discussion yesterday during the IFC forum on hate speech and hate symbols. It will be interesting to see if this legislation passes and if it is challenged on speech grounds. I think the passage of other similar laws shows that symbols that are a direct threat are not legally protected.

Content note: this article contains graphic descriptions of lynchings.

https://apnews.com/article/oregon-bans-display-of-nooses-d46259c173d57c623b6f0c6ff443c3f1

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