Source: Washington Post
by George F Will
“Developments in recent decades reflect diminished respect for the First Amendment. These include campus speech codes, political pressure for censorship on social media platforms, and a society-wide ‘cancel culture’ that inspires self-censorship lest ‘harmful’ speech ‘trigger’ offended hearers. The most serious speech-regulation began half a century ago, under the antiseptic rubric of ‘campaign finance reform.’ On Wednesday, the Supreme Court can begin removing another shackle reformers have clamped on political speech. The court will consider taking a case about whether the First Amendment is violated by limits on what political parties can spend in coordination with their candidates’ campaigns.” (06/13/25)