Banning Boycotts

“What the outcome of The Arkansas Times’s lawsuit will be is unclear. One thing, however, remains crystal clear: These anti-boycott laws, allowing government to use money to punish dissent, will encourage the creation of ever more repressive laws that risk strangling free speech for years to come.”

—Alan Leveritt, founder and publisher of The Arkansas Times, which sued to overturn Arkansas's law outlawing boycotts of Israel, “We’re a Small Arkansas Newspaper. Why Is the State Making Us Sign a Pledge About Israel?” The New York Times, Nov. 22, 2021.

• Editorial Comment: Governments subverting the First Amendment.

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Edward C. Pease, Ph.D.
Professor & Department Head Emeritus
Department of Journalism & Communication
Utah State University
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