The definition of freedom of speech under the First Amendment is the ability for people to express their opinion freely without any consequences. It is supported by the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. The amendment provides that Congress shall make no law abridging the freedom of speech or the press. The free speech controversy that this paper will be about is the National Basketball Association vs Donald Sterling.
Sterling said some racist remarks in the phone conversation with his girlfriend V. Stiviano that she recorded in September of 2013. He talked about not wanting any black people coming to any of his games (Cacciola, S.; Witz, B., 2014, n.p.). He was banned from the NBA for life, fined 2.5 million dollars and was forced …show more content…
His girlfriend secretly recorded the conversation with Sterling because she had wanted to get even with him for what he did to her (Cacciola, S.; Witz, B., 2014, n.p). Sterling and his estranged wife Shelly, had sued Stiviano for 2.6 million dollars for an apartment duplex, a Ferrari truck, two Bentley, and a Range Rover. Shelly had accused her of dating older men just for millions of dollars. The recording of their conversation was released by TMZ Sports on April 25th, 2014. One of the freedom of speech concepts that this controversy involves is hate speech. The definition of hate speech is that it is a type of speech that insults groups of people based on their race. In the constitution, hate speech is any speech, action or attitude, writing, or advertising which is banned because it may encourage violence or discriminatory action against or by a shielded individual or group, or because it belittles or threatens a preserved individual or group.
Hate speech comes in all types and forms of intolerance. Free speech covers the right to convey ourselves. Free speech means that the people will have any type of assessment police administrating our private communications. The law may recognize a sheltered individual or a protected group by specific …show more content…
Hate speech was of the important free speech concepts used in his issue. Donald Sterling made racial remarks about black people and he was banned from the NBA for life for his irresponsible conduct. He took the case to the California Second Court of Appeals in which he lost. If he could take it to the Supreme Court, he could win because he would be using his First Amendment Rights to expressing his beliefs freely. He has had a reputation for making racist statements that led to discrimination lawsuits. Although people have the right to say want they want but people should have common sense it that it is not right to insult people because of their
Sterling said some racist remarks in the phone conversation with his girlfriend V. Stiviano that she recorded in September of 2013. He talked about not wanting any black people coming to any of his games (Cacciola, S.; Witz, B., 2014, n.p.). He was banned from the NBA for life, fined 2.5 million dollars and was forced …show more content…
His girlfriend secretly recorded the conversation with Sterling because she had wanted to get even with him for what he did to her (Cacciola, S.; Witz, B., 2014, n.p). Sterling and his estranged wife Shelly, had sued Stiviano for 2.6 million dollars for an apartment duplex, a Ferrari truck, two Bentley, and a Range Rover. Shelly had accused her of dating older men just for millions of dollars. The recording of their conversation was released by TMZ Sports on April 25th, 2014. One of the freedom of speech concepts that this controversy involves is hate speech. The definition of hate speech is that it is a type of speech that insults groups of people based on their race. In the constitution, hate speech is any speech, action or attitude, writing, or advertising which is banned because it may encourage violence or discriminatory action against or by a shielded individual or group, or because it belittles or threatens a preserved individual or group.
Hate speech comes in all types and forms of intolerance. Free speech covers the right to convey ourselves. Free speech means that the people will have any type of assessment police administrating our private communications. The law may recognize a sheltered individual or a protected group by specific …show more content…
Hate speech was of the important free speech concepts used in his issue. Donald Sterling made racial remarks about black people and he was banned from the NBA for life for his irresponsible conduct. He took the case to the California Second Court of Appeals in which he lost. If he could take it to the Supreme Court, he could win because he would be using his First Amendment Rights to expressing his beliefs freely. He has had a reputation for making racist statements that led to discrimination lawsuits. Although people have the right to say want they want but people should have common sense it that it is not right to insult people because of their