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Howard Schweber on First Amendment rights and encampments

UW-Madison political science professor emeritus Howard Schweber considers protest encampments in Madison and responses by authorities given the breadth of and limits to freedom of speech and assembly.

By Zac Schultz | Here & Now

August 7, 2026

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Howard Schweber on protest encampments in Madison and freedom of speech and assembly.

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