The Takeaway

Anti-Protest Legislation in Georgia Threatens First Amendment Rights


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The first amendment allows citizens of the United States freedom of speech and the right to peacefully assemble and protest. Georgia Senate Bill 171 threatens these constitutional rights by imposing permit requirements, encouraging increased policing, and criminalizing protests. Nora Benavidez, Senior Counsel and Director of Digital Justice & Civil Rights at Free Press, joins us to discuss the anti-protest legislation in Georgia as part of our series, Georgia 2022: At the Intersections. 

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