Show-Me Free Speech Danger In Defense Against Antisemitism

Missouri's new hate speech law has garnered a great deal of skepticism and resistance, here's one more example and a worthwhile analysis . . . 

The law, which will go into effect for this upcoming school year, requires public schools and universities to treat antisemitism as any other kind of racial discrimination. To this end, the legislation uses the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s “working definition” of antisemitism.

That definition, now legally incorporated under House Bill 2061, says antisemitic comments can include comparing Israel’s actions to that of Nazi Germany. It is similar to a federal bill called the Antisemitism Awareness Act. The bill drew criticism from free speech advocates who criticized its overly broad prohibitions, and even from some Jewish conservatives such as the Daily Wire’s Ben Shapiro.

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New Missouri antisemitism law draws free speech concerns | The College Fix

Expert says vagueness and viewpoint discrimination in law create legal problems.