The Volokh Conspiracy Essays

  • Why Is Hate Speech Necessary

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    Fighting words are “personal insults” that maliciously intend to provoke an “immediate fight” (Volokh). Valueless bigotry, which advocates of hate speech restrictions primarily address, are hateful words that consist of racial, religious, political, or sexual slurs against minorities. Finally, unorthodox opinions consist of any set of the “good” or

  • What Are The Similarities Between Ancient Rome And Us

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    Ancient Rome and Modern U.S.A Comparisons By Giada DeJulio When you think of Ancient Rome you would normally not compare that to the Modern U.S.A. but there are also similarities between the two if you look hard enough to figure them out. In fact there are actually lessons that can be learned from the Ancient cities of Rome and how we can possibly help to avoid disaster ourselves. Three main reasons can show you how different, similar, and how we can learn from Ancient Rome. Because the Modern

  • Celebrities and the Ciminal Trial System

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    Celebrities and The Criminal Trial System Celebrities and the Trial System Celebrities. We all want to live like they do; we all want to experience what they do; to be accepted in a way that is purely envious. More importantly, we want all the extras that celebrities receive in life. One of those extras seems to be the beating the justice system. Beating is a strong word; I prefer to use the word whitewashing. Why is it that when a celebrity goes on trial, the public seems to be transfixed

  • Police Brutality Case Study

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    Police brutality is an injustice that has been unraveling in America for quite some time now. The case of Michael Brown and Officer Darren Wilson seemed to have spikes the hype of this issue on November 24, 2014 when the Ferguson’s Grand Jury announced the verdict of “not guilty” for Officer Darren Wilson in the shooting turned murder against 18 year old Michael Brown. When concerning legal issues this case sparks two questions, according to Huffington Post “reporting on the events in Ferguson