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2015

Freedom of Speech

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Tenure Rights In Contractual And Constitutional Context, Ronald C. Brown Aug 2015

Tenure Rights In Contractual And Constitutional Context, Ronald C. Brown

Ronald Brown

No abstract provided.


Terrorism And The Bill Of Rights, Rodney A. Smolla Jul 2015

Terrorism And The Bill Of Rights, Rodney A. Smolla

Rod Smolla

This year is the Tenth Anniversary of the William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal, and the Journal is very fortunate and honored to have Professor Rodney Smolla publish an article in this year's volume. Professor Smolla played an integral role in the founding and organizing of not only the Journal, but also the Institute of Bill of Rights Law at William & Mary Law School. The Journal extends its most appreciative thanks to Professor Smolla for all his help. In this Article, Professor Smolla examines the right to free speech in the context of Black v. Commonwealth, a case …


The Future Of Defamation In Illinois After Colson V. Steig And Chapski V. Copley Press, Inc., Linda A. Malone, Rodney A. Smolla Jul 2015

The Future Of Defamation In Illinois After Colson V. Steig And Chapski V. Copley Press, Inc., Linda A. Malone, Rodney A. Smolla

Rod Smolla

No abstract provided.


First Amendment - What Content Restrictions Can Congress Place On Nea Grants?, William Bradford Reynolds, Rodney A. Smolla Jul 2015

First Amendment - What Content Restrictions Can Congress Place On Nea Grants?, William Bradford Reynolds, Rodney A. Smolla

Rod Smolla

No abstract provided.


Report Of The Coalition For A New America: Platform Section On Communications Policy, Rodney A. Smolla Jul 2015

Report Of The Coalition For A New America: Platform Section On Communications Policy, Rodney A. Smolla

Rod Smolla

No abstract provided.


Rethinking First Amendment Assumptions About Racist And Sexist Speech, Rodney A. Smolla Jul 2015

Rethinking First Amendment Assumptions About Racist And Sexist Speech, Rodney A. Smolla

Rod Smolla

No abstract provided.


Freedom Of Speech For Libraries And Librarians, Rodney A. Smolla Jul 2015

Freedom Of Speech For Libraries And Librarians, Rodney A. Smolla

Rod Smolla

Noting the recent bicentennial of the First Amendment to the United States Constitution, Professor Smolla considers the role of librarians in opposing censorship. He proposes a new principle of "professionalism" to establish the librarian's role, and discusses the principle in light of the Supreme Court's decision in Board of Education v. Pico.


The Business Of Expression: Economic Liberty, Political Factions And The Forgotten First Amendment Legacy Of Justice George Sutherland, Samuel R. Olken Jun 2015

The Business Of Expression: Economic Liberty, Political Factions And The Forgotten First Amendment Legacy Of Justice George Sutherland, Samuel R. Olken

Samuel R. Olken

In The Business of Expression: Economic Liberty, Political Factions And The Forgotten First Amendment Legacy of Justice George Sutherland, Samuel Olken traces the dichotomy that emerged in constitutional law in the aftermath of the Lochner era between economic liberty and freedom of expression. During the 1930s, while a deeply divided United States Supreme Court adopted a laissez faire approach to economic regulation, it viewed with great suspicion laws that restricted the manner and content of expression. During this period, Justice George Sutherland often clashed with the majority consistently insisting that state regulation of private economic rights bear a close and …


God & Man In The Military: Military Commanders And The First Amendment, James J. Woodruff Ii May 2015

God & Man In The Military: Military Commanders And The First Amendment, James J. Woodruff Ii

James J. Woodruff II

In an attempt to provide clarity in the stormy seas presented at the intersection of church and state we have followed a three-step process to resolve religious liberty issues. A military commander may experience bewilderment when confronted with questions such as when is public prayer allowed or when can a religious artwork be displayed on amilitary installation. This article will review the three-step process to utilize in answering most religious-based First Amendment issues that arise during military operations. It will also provide a new manner of thinking regarding the separation of church and state.


Free Speech And Parity: A Theory Of Public Employee Rights, Randy J. Kozel Apr 2015

Free Speech And Parity: A Theory Of Public Employee Rights, Randy J. Kozel

Randy J Kozel

More than four decades have passed since the U.S. Supreme Court revolutionized the First Amendment rights of the public workforce. In the ensuing years the Court has embarked upon an ambitious quest to protect expressive liberties while facilitating orderly and efficient government. Yet it has never articulated an adequate theoretical framework to guide its jurisprudence. This Article suggests a conceptual reorientation of the modern doctrine. The proposal flows naturally from the Court’s rejection of its former view that one who accepts a government job has no constitutional right to complain about its conditions. As a result of that rejection, the …