Instrumental value arguments for free speech -- Intrinsic value arguments for free speech -- Free expression and due process values -- The everyday First Amendment -- The First Amendment prior to 1919 -- The First Amendment from 1919 to 1963 -- The First Amendment from 1964 to the present : free speech broadened and compartmentalized -- The First Amendment from 1964 to the present : hard cases -- Content and Viewpoint restrictions are disfavored -- Vagueness and overbreadth are special concerns -- Exceptions must be limited and narrowly crafted -- Hate speech -- Campaign finance regulation -- Speech in public schools -- Academic freedom -- Speech on the internet -- Conclusion : Our hazardous freedom.
Summary:
"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"-- Provided by publisher.
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