New Law in LA Prohibits Sharing Officials' Personal Information. Is this not a violation of free speech?

[MikeLowrey]

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I genuinely don't know how this is going to play out. Is this not a violation of free speech? Curious what everyone's thoughts are on this law.

 

[TheInfiniteSadness]

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I genuinely don't know how this is going to play out. Is this not a violation of free speech? Curious what everyone's thoughts are on this law.

A legislative proposal originally intended to provide an additional layer of security to judges and prosecutors who deal with violent criminals has been altered to shield a broad range of personal information about state elected officials in Louisiana.

The amended version of the bill passed the Senate on a 36-0 vote and the House on an 89-0 vote.

The law prevents the elected officials’ home addresses, phone numbers, personal email addresses, Social Security numbers, driver’s license numbers, federal tax identification numbers, bank account numbers, credit and debit card numbers, license plate numbers from being published in government records or on a public website. Also protected under the law are marital records and birthdates.

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I would think it violates the 1st Amendment but what do I know, I'm Canadian. There'll probably be a court challenge.

 

[toobfreak]

I genuinely don't know how this is going to play out. Is this not a violation of free speech? Curious what everyone's thoughts are on this law.

You have no right to doxx public officials endangering their lives. People only want to do this to public officials for ONE reason. This is not a free speech issue, it is a safety issue of not letting trolls out to hurt people use the internet to bully them into being afraid to do their jobs.

 

[d0gbreath]

Why can't that cover everyone?