Is speech mocking certain groups "core protected speech"?

[Michael McConnell]

Leslie Goldstein writes:

> I myself have been pondering a somewhat different
> question.  Is there a 1st Am. right to post highly inflammatory,
> insulting or intimidating comments on a large privately owned
> bilboard, say for instance "Most n--- deserve to be lynched !"
> (posted by a Klan member).  Would this be punishable under public
> nuisance laws?

Are we reconsidering Brandenburg v. Ohio? (I hasten to add that this
is not intended as a conversation-stopper: maybe we *should*
reconsider Brandenburg.)


-- Michael McConnell (U of Utah)