Jenin Younes on Threats to Free Speech from the Left and the Right
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Jenin Younes on Threats to Free Speech from the Left and the Right
"Jenin Younes rose to prominence on the right by defending medical professionals like Jay Bhattacharya who claimed that they were being censored over opposition to vaccination and masking mandates. Younes worked for the New Civil Liberties Alliance, a group described as libertarian, and appeared at events with the Federalist Society. As the political winds have shifted, she says that the Trump Administration's attacks on free speech are worse than anything that she saw during the Biden Administration."
"Younes worked for the New Civil Liberties Alliance, a group described as libertarian, and appeared at events with the Federalist Society. As the political winds have shifted, she says that the Trump Administration's attacks on free speech are worse than anything that she saw during the Biden Administration. Younes is currently the national legal director for the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee."
Jenin Younes gained attention on the political right by defending medical professionals who claimed censorship over opposition to vaccination and masking mandates. She worked for the New Civil Liberties Alliance, a group described as libertarian, and appeared at events with the Federalist Society. She assesses that the Trump Administration's attacks on free speech were worse than anything she observed during the Biden Administration. She now serves as the national legal director for the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee. Her commitment to free speech across the political spectrum has placed her in a uniquely lonely political position.
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