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Jennifer Mnookin: “Protest is part of free speech. It's absolutely permitted…”

Featuring: Jennifer Mnookin, Chancellor of the University of Wisconsin–Madison

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Chancellor Jennifer Mnookin on civil discourse at UW-Madison | Here & Now

Published | Video Starts at 02:57

We've seen conservative groups book speakers accused of hate speech. How would this program deal with those types of environments? Well, I mean, in some way, Protest is part of free speech. It's absolutely permitted under the First Amendment, but you can also have time, place and manner rules that limit it. Similarly, we've had many speakers from across the political spectrum, including very conservative speakers as well as very left leaning ones who've come to campus and shared their views with people who are interested in hearing from them without incident. (02:57–03:07)

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Asserts that protest is protected by the First Amendment but can be subject to time, place, and manner restrictions.

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