PEN America: Puerto Rico Decree on Criminalizing Pandemic Disinformation Unconstitutional
April 10, 2020
April 10, 2020
NEW YORK, April 10 -- PEN America issued the following news release:
PEN America says while governments are taking dramatic steps, Puerto Rico's governor has crossed a line
PEN America said a decree by the governor of Puerto Rico criminalizing the spread of false information is a First Amendment violation. Nora Benavidez, PEN America's director of U.S. free expression programs, issued the following statement:
"While the threat of COVID-19 may warrant u . . .
PEN America says while governments are taking dramatic steps, Puerto Rico's governor has crossed a line
PEN America said a decree by the governor of Puerto Rico criminalizing the spread of false information is a First Amendment violation. Nora Benavidez, PEN America's director of U.S. free expression programs, issued the following statement:
"While the threat of COVID-19 may warrant u . . .