4 in 10 college students don’t think ‘hate speech’ is protected by the First Amendment

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A new survey indicates that a shockingly high number of college students do not think speech they perceive as “hate speech” is protected under the Bill of Rights.

A new report by the Knight Foundation found that just 58% of college students agreed that speech deemed to be hateful was still deserving of protection under the First Amendment, while 41% of students disagreed with the premise that such forms of speech should be protected.

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