“How Brazil’s Justice de Moraes Weaponized Liberal Philosophy and the First Amendment Against Free Speech”
An interesting post by Jacob Mchangama (Vanderbilt) and Jeff Kosseff (US Naval Academy). A brief excerpt:
In 2019, Dias Toffoli, then-Chief Justice of Brazil’s Federal Supreme Court, appointed fellow judge Alexandre de Moraes to lead an inquiry to investigate “fake news, false reports of crimes, slanderous reports, threats, and other infractions” that “affect the honor and security of the Federal Supreme Court, its members, and family.” De Moraes soon dramatically expanded the scope of his powers to include “fake news” and propaganda aimed at democratic institutions more generally, with wide-ranging consequences for political speec
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