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Freedom Of Speech For Libraries And Librarians, Rodney A. Smolla
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.
Propaganda, Xenophobia, And The First Amendment, Rodney A. Smolla, Stephen A. Smith
Propaganda, Xenophobia, And The First Amendment, Rodney A. Smolla, Stephen A. Smith
Rod Smolla
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Library Book Selection And The Public Schools: The Quest For The Archimedean Point, Mark G. Yudof
Library Book Selection And The Public Schools: The Quest For The Archimedean Point, Mark G. Yudof
Mark G Yudof
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Irb Licensing, Philip A. Hamburger
Irb Licensing, Philip A. Hamburger
Faculty Scholarship
This chapter examines conflicting norms in the government's licensing of speech and the press on “human-subjects research” through institutional review boards (IRBs). It begins by discussing licensing and why the prohibition of it is so fundamental and prroceeds by providing an overview of the structure of institutional review board licensing. It then highlights the unconstitutionality of IRB laws, arguing that the use of IRBs violates the principles of academic freedom. It asserts that licensing of speech or the press was a method of controlling the press employed by the Inquisition and the Star Chamber, and the First Amendment unequivocally barred …