Comment by Gormo
9 months ago
> Slander and fighting words are exceptions to the first amendment that were determined through the legislative process.
The legislative process can't make exceptions to constitutional provisions. These were recognized as not covered by first amendment protections by jurisprudence, not legislation.
Yep, totally meant "judicial" not "legislative" here, my bad. My brain's word:meaning hashmap had a short circuit there, thank you for correcting!