Let's not obscure things by calling it an issue of "hate speech." That is an impermissible broadening. As they said, "hard cases make bad law." The only way to mitigate the badness is to make the decision as narrow as possible.
It's about illegal threats of violence. Those were against the law long before anyone ever used the term "hate speech."
It's about illegal threats of violence. Those were against the law long before anyone ever used the term "hate speech."