Lawfare Archive: Jeff Kosseff on Why the First Amendment Protects False Speech

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From October 6, 2023: The First Amendment protects speech, but what kind? True speech, sure. But what about false or misleading speech? What if it's harmful? After all, you can't yell fire in a crowded theater—or can you? To answer these questions, Alan Rozenshtein, Associate Professor of Law at the University of Minnesota and Senior Editor at Lawfare spoke with Jeff Kosseff, who is an Associate Professor of Cybersecurity Law in the United States Naval Academy’s Cyber Science Department and a Contributing Editor at Lawfare . Jeff is releasing his latest book this month, titled " Liar in a Crowded Theater: Freedom of Speech in a World of Misinformation ," in which he describes, and defends,…