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The Post-Truth First Amendment, Sarah C. Haan
The Post-Truth First Amendment, Sarah C. Haan
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Post-truthism is widely understood as a political problem. In this Article, I argue that post-truthism also presents a constitutional law problem—not a hypothetical concern, but a current influence on First Amendment law. Post-truthism, which teaches that evidence-based reasoning lacks value, offers a normative framework for regulating information. Although post-truthism has become a popular culture trope, I argue that we should take it seriously as a theory of decision making and information use, and as a basis for law.
This Article uses the example of compelled speech to explore how post-truth rhetoric and values are being integrated into law. When the …