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First Amendment

Selected Works

2017

First amendment

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Hate Speech Debate Has Roots In Us History, Rodney A. Smolla Sep 2017

Hate Speech Debate Has Roots In Us History, Rodney A. Smolla

Rod Smolla

No abstract provided.


Hate Speech And The First Amendment, Alan E. Garfield Sep 2017

Hate Speech And The First Amendment, Alan E. Garfield

Alan E Garfield

No abstract provided.


This Is Why We Protect Hate Speech, Alan E. Garfield Aug 2017

This Is Why We Protect Hate Speech, Alan E. Garfield

Alan E Garfield

Reprinted in Newsday, the Bangor Daily News, the Virginian Pilot, the Morning Call.


Qualified Immunity: 1983 Litigation In The Public Employment Context, Erwin Chemerinsky Jun 2017

Qualified Immunity: 1983 Litigation In The Public Employment Context, Erwin Chemerinsky

Erwin Chemerinsky

No abstract provided.


First Amendment Decisions From The October 2006 Term, Erwin Chemerinsky, Marci A. Hamilton Jun 2017

First Amendment Decisions From The October 2006 Term, Erwin Chemerinsky, Marci A. Hamilton

Erwin Chemerinsky

No abstract provided.


An Overview Of The October 2006 Supreme Court Term, Erwin Chemerinsky Jun 2017

An Overview Of The October 2006 Supreme Court Term, Erwin Chemerinsky

Erwin Chemerinsky

No abstract provided.


Precedent And Speech, Randy J. Kozel Mar 2017

Precedent And Speech, Randy J. Kozel

Randy J Kozel

The U.S. Supreme Court has shown a notable willingness to reconsider its First Amendment precedents. In recent years the Court has departed from its prior statements regarding the constitutional value of false speech. It has revamped its process for identifying categorical exceptions to First Amendment protection. It has changed its position on corporate electioneering and aggregate campaign contributions. In short, it has revised the ground rules of expressive freedom in ways both large and small.

The Court generally describes its past decisions as enjoying a presumption of validity through the doctrine of stare decisis. This Article contends that within the …


The Supreme Court's Brain Teaser, Alan E. Garfield Jan 2017

The Supreme Court's Brain Teaser, Alan E. Garfield

Alan E Garfield

No abstract provided.