In the video below, Glenn Kirschner acknowledges the thorny area of where free speech ends and unprotected speech that incites violence begins.
The Supreme Court's Brandenburg case established that the First Amendment
does not protect speech intended to incite imminent violence that is "reasonably likely" to occur.
The discussion takes place in the context where presidential candidate Donald Trump was instrumental in spreading disinformation regarding
immigrants eating pet cats in Springfield, Ohio, inciting violent threats taking place there.
Kirschner makes a parallel with Trump's disinformation regarding COVID while he was president, which caused the deaths of countless Americans.
Legal Breakdown episode 374: Glenn Kirschner discusses Trump's lies about Haitian immigrants
and whether he has any legal exposure for inciting violence against them.