Free Speech: From Core Values to Current Debates
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| Management number | 201829944 | Release Date | 2025/10/08 | List Price | $18.15 | Model Number | 201829944 | ||
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Free Speech: From Core Values to Current Debates is a book that explores the development and evolution of the free speech doctrine in the Supreme Court and how the Court has applied it to "hard cases" and current controversies. It is a must-read for anyone looking for an accessible overview of this critical topic.
Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 280 pages
Publication date: 28 April 2022
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Why do we protect free speech?
What values does it serve?
How has the Supreme Court interpreted the First Amendment?
What has the Court gotten right and wrong?
Why are current debates over free expression often so divisive?
How can we do better?
In this succinct but comprehensive and scholarly book, authors Len Niehoff and Thomas Sullivan tackle these pressing questions.
Free Speech: From Core Values to Current Debates traces the development and evolution of the free speech doctrine in the Supreme Court and explores how the Court, with varying levels of success, has applied that doctrinal framework to "hard cases" and current controversies, such as those involving hate speech, speech on the internet, speech on campus, and campaign finance regulation.
This is the perfect volume for anyone - student, general reader, or scholar - looking for an accessible overview of this critical topic.
Weight: 376g
Dimension: 151 x 227 x 21 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781108822138
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