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Celebrity voices are powerful, but does the First Amendment let them say anything they want?

  • Written by Shontavia Johnson, Professor of Intellectual Property Law, Drake University
imageTaking a knee during the national anthem isn't risk-free in the NFL.AP Photo/Stephen Brashear, File

When NFL player Colin Kaepernick refuses to stand for the national anthem, or the cast of the Broadway musical “Hamilton” confronts the vice president-elect, or the Dixie Chicks speak out against war, talk quickly turns to freedom of...

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