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Fostering Civic Knowledge in Introductory Business Law and Legal Environment Courses: A Closer Look at Freedom of Speech

“…The level of protection speech enjoys in the United States is "uniquely high." 147 For example, "statements denouncing homosexuals, Jews, Catholics, and other minority groups are the basis for prosecution in many democratic nations." 148 Such convictions routinely occur in the European Union and in the United Kingdom.…”

“…150 Germany criminalizes Holocaust denial. 151 The European Union elevates privacy concerns over free speech by recognizing a legally enforceable "right to be forgotten," which compels Google and other search engines to remove, upon demand by the subject, links to truthful information that is "no longer relevant." 152 Acknowledging counterarguments, Abrams nonetheless concludes, expression works harm in a way separate from any message or idea propounded."…”