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Telling The Truth And Paying For It: A Comparison Of Two Cases - Restrictions On Political Speech In Australia And Commercial Speech In The United States, David S. Bogen
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Remembering Melville Nimmer: Some Cautionary Notes On Commercial Speech, William W. Van Alstyne
Remembering Melville Nimmer: Some Cautionary Notes On Commercial Speech, William W. Van Alstyne
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This examination concerns itself with two main questions: what qualifies as commercial speech and how much protection does commercial speech enjoy under the First Amendment when compared to other forms of speech. The trend of the Court indicates that commercial speech enjoys protections similar to political speech.
John Milton's Areopagitica And The Modern First Amendment, Vincent A. Blasi
John Milton's Areopagitica And The Modern First Amendment, Vincent A. Blasi
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The traditional liberal argument for free speech is now under fire from several directions. Critics from the left, the center, and the right find simplistic the claim that unregulated expression promotes the search for truth, the protection of self-government, the autonomy of individuals, and the control of concentrated power. Even if free speech does serve these values to a considerable degree, there are costs associated with liberty, costs the critics say are not sufficiently recognized in the standard liberal accounts.
As a general matter, but especially regarding the freedom of speech, liberalism is seen as too doctrinaire, too optimistic about …