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Response: Pornography And The First Amendment, Frederick Schauer
Response: Pornography And The First Amendment, Frederick Schauer
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Private Speech And The Private Forum: Givhan V. Western Line School District, Frederick Schauer
Private Speech And The Private Forum: Givhan V. Western Line School District, Frederick Schauer
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No abstract provided.
Speech And Speech - Obscenity And Obscenity: An Exercise In The Interpretation Of Constitutional Language, Frederick Schauer
Speech And Speech - Obscenity And Obscenity: An Exercise In The Interpretation Of Constitutional Language, Frederick Schauer
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Commentators have criticized the Supreme Court's use of the "two-level" theory of speech to place obscenity beyond the pale of the first amendment. They charge the Court with shirking the task of balancing first amendment values and the states' interests in regulating obscene material. Professor Schauer meets this criticism by examining the meaning of the word "speech" in the context of the purposes of the first amendment and the Constitution as a whole. He concludes that "speech"does not include a category.of obscenity'that performs the function of a surrogate sexual act and is lacking in communicative content. The Court's treatment of …
Free Press-Fair Trial: Restrictive Orders After Nebraska Press, Doug R. Rendleman
Free Press-Fair Trial: Restrictive Orders After Nebraska Press, Doug R. Rendleman
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No abstract provided.