Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®

Law Commons

Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®

PDF

University of San Diego

Faculty Scholarship

2015

Governmental Purpose

Articles 1 - 1 of 1

Full-Text Articles in Law

The Misconceived Search For The Meani Of "Speech"In Freedom Of Speech, Larry Alexander Jan 2015

The Misconceived Search For The Meani Of "Speech"In Freedom Of Speech, Larry Alexander

Faculty Scholarship

In this (very) short essay, I establish these points: All speech is symbolic; any conduct can be used to communicate a message (i.e., symbolically); government's purpose in regulating, and not a speaker's intention to communicate, defines the realm of freedom of expression; and determining the value of speech has a denominator problem.