Viewpoint discrimination is a concept in United States jurisprudence related to the
First Amendment to the
United States Constitution
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. If a speech act is treated differently by a government entity based on the viewpoint it expresses, this is considered viewpoint discrimination.
References
First Amendment to the United States Constitution
Free speech case law
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