Nadine Strossen
Former President, ACLU; Professor of Law; New York Law School
Nadine Strossen is the John Marshall Harlan II Professor of Law at New York Law School. From 1991 through 2008, she served as President of the American Civil Liberties Union, the first woman to head the nation’s largest and oldest civil liberties organization. Her most recent book is HATE: Why We Should Resist It With Free Speech, Not Censorship.
When it comes to individual freedom of expression, the power of external authorities must be limited.
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Social media giants aren’t legally obligated to protect free speech. But they should. Former ACLU president Nadine Strossen explains why.
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Former president of the ACLU Nadine Strossen discusses whether our society should always defend free speech rights, even for groups who would oppose such rights.
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Step inside the unlikely friendship of a former ACLU president and an ultra-conservative Supreme Court Justice.
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Just because you disagree with something doesn’t mean that it isn’t true for someone else.
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The bedrock of freedom? Denying the government the power of censorship.
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We do what we’ve always done: use our criminal justice system.
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The framers of the Constitution were careful to use the word “persons” says Strossen.
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Be concerned about the rights you think have nothing to do with you, Strossen says.
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Strossen is shocked by how underrepresented women are in the media.
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Voting should be easier, Strossen says.
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You don’t need lots of money or connections to move the political machine, Strossen says.
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Women are persons, too, Strossen says.
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We don’t need the government to give us rights we inherently have.
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First of all, Strossen says, the government shouldn’t violate individual rights.
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All the national candidates capitulate on civil liberties, Strossen says.
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Secrecy was a problem in the Bush administration before the attacks, Strossen says.
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Strossen looks to Louis Brandeis’ very broad definition of privacy.
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There are 100 provisions of the USA PATRIOT Act that the A.C.L.U. does not dispute, Strossen says.
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There is no right to bear unregulated arms, Strossen says.
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Strossen has found support on both sides of the aisle.
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Strossen worries about disproportionate drug penalties and the disproportionate effect they have on minority communities.
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Its a good thing when you lose count.
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Why do we need the A.C.L.U. if the government is supposed to protect our rights?
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Civil liberties are human rights, Strossen says.
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