Hate Speech vs. Free Speech: Comparative legal perspectives from the U.S., France, and beyond Speaker: Professor Nadine Strossen, the John Marshall Harlan II Professor of Law Emerita, New York Law School and Pierre Ciric, Founding Partner, the Ciric Law Firm, PLLC
January 29, 2025
12:00 pm-1:30 pm
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison
1285 6th Avenue
New York, NY
The perennial worldwide debates about “hate speech” (and other controversial speech, such as “disinformation” and “extremist” speech) reflect many myths and misconceptions, even among lawyers. During this presentation, Nadine and Pierre will seek to dispel some of these, including that U.S. law is rigidly “absolutist,” and that U.S. law is an international outlier.
