Trump’s Getting Special Treatment

The First Amendment doesn’t have special caveats and carve-outs for the rich and famous or for putative presidential contenders. The same rules that govern whose speech can be restrained or punished by the state apply whether you’re a criminal defendant, the Republican nominee, neither, or both. You can say what you want and need to say unless your speech falls into limited categories of exceptions—fighting words, incitement,... + full article