Brett Kavanaugh: Banning a ‘Class of Arms’ Like Banning a ‘Category of Speech’

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These are TOPICS or CLASSIFICATIONS of speech: They are only illegal when used for the purpose to harm.

obscenity
Fighting words
Defamation (including libel and slander)
Child pornography
Perjury
Blackmail
Incitement to imminent lawless action
True threats
Solicitations to commit crimes

I believe I was quite clear about this on my last post, so we will have to agree to disagree.

You conveniently omitted the line directly above the list that you copied: "Although different scholars view unprotected speech in different ways, there are basically nine categories:"

You're correct in calling them "classifications," which is a synonym of "categories." However, "topics" is not. And yes, you were clear. Unfortunately, you were also wrong.

Take the Grendel forum, for example. Some topics of discussion are banned (e.g., religion, politics), as are some categories of speech (e.g., obscenities, personal attacks).