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Reason
Politics
Eugene Volokh

Sean Penn, Free Speech, and Labor Law

An interesting incident, which led to a National Labor Relations Board decision (CORE & Rojas) Sept. 20. First, an excerpt of the facts involving Community Organized Relief Effort, a charity co-founded by noted actor Sean Penn (known in part for his past anger management problems):

On January 29, 2021, the New York Times (NYT) published an article about [a COVID] Vaccination Day event [organized at Dodger Stadium by the L.A. Mayor, and staffed by, among others, some CORE employees]. The article detailed what occurred during the event and included interviews with various individuals, participating organizations, and others that attended and/or worked the event.

After that, two anonymous commenters, who either were CORE employees or at least were so perceived by Penn, posted:

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