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

By John Patrick

Published May 21, 2019 6:30pm ET

4 in 10 college students don’t think ‘hate speech’ is protected by the First Amendment — A person holds a sign at a rally organized by city officials ahead of politically conservative rallies scheduled for this weekend outside of City Hall in San Francisco. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez) | (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

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.