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Return Of The Campus Speech Wars, Thomas Healy Jan 2019

Return Of The Campus Speech Wars, Thomas Healy

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Review of Erwin Chemerinsky and Howard Gillman's Free Speech on Campus.


A Distant Heritage: The Growth Of Free Speech In Early America, Jim Greiner May 1994

A Distant Heritage: The Growth Of Free Speech In Early America, Jim Greiner

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A Review of A Distant Heritage: The Growth of Free Speech in Early America by Larry D. Eldridge


The Meaning Of Dissent, Lee C. Bollinger May 1991

The Meaning Of Dissent, Lee C. Bollinger

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A Review of The First Amendment, Democracy, and Romance by Steven H. Shiffrin


Tolerance Theory And The First Amendment, James L. Oakes May 1987

Tolerance Theory And The First Amendment, James L. Oakes

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A Review of The Tolerant Society: Free Speech and Extremist Speech in America by Lee C. Bollinger


Speech And Law In A Free Society, Michigan Law Review Mar 1983

Speech And Law In A Free Society, Michigan Law Review

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A Review of Speech and Law in a Free Society by Franklyn S. Haiman


The Nonpartisan Freedom Of Expression Of Public Employees, Michigan Law Review Dec 1977

The Nonpartisan Freedom Of Expression Of Public Employees, Michigan Law Review

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Governmental activities affect each of us in a myriad of ways. The government's role as employer may pale in comparison with the more glamorous activities of the government as national defender, law enforcer, and allocator of scarce resources. Yet the legal ramifications of public employment-where the public interest in efficient governmental operation often conflicts with the public employee's freedom-have a profound influence upon American society.

In 1968, the Supreme Court in Pickering v. Board of Education formulated a test designed to balance these interests in defining the scope of a public employee's freedom of expression. In examining the nonpartisan free …


Constitutional Law--Obscenity--The Right To An Adversary Hearing On The Issue Of Obscenity Prior To The Seizure Of Furtively Distributed Films, Michigan Law Review Apr 1971

Constitutional Law--Obscenity--The Right To An Adversary Hearing On The Issue Of Obscenity Prior To The Seizure Of Furtively Distributed Films, Michigan Law Review

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This Note will discuss the procedural safeguards that must be provided when allegedly obscene materials are seized prior to distribution. The discussion will emphasize a consideration of the question whether the procedural requirements with respect to the seizure of printed materials are also applicable to the seizure of films, particularly those films that are being or are intended to be furtively distributed.


Constitutional Law--Freedom Of Speech--Desecration Of National Symbols As Protected Political Expression, Michigan Law Review Mar 1968

Constitutional Law--Freedom Of Speech--Desecration Of National Symbols As Protected Political Expression, Michigan Law Review

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Protest groups have long recognized the publicity value of engaging in dramatic kinds of symbolic behavior to express their disapproval of government policy, and recently they have resorted to the desecration of traditionally "sacred" symbols to achieve this end. Recourse to conduct offensive to the patriotic and religious sensibilities of large segments of the population seems to have paralleled the advent of widespread civil disobedience as an instrument of political persuasion. Specifically, dissent over the Vietnam war has produced a number of incidents involving public disrespect for the American flag. Thus, a need has arisen to analyze the extent to …


Freedom Of Speech And Of The Press In War Time The Espionage Act, Thomas F. Carroll Jun 1919

Freedom Of Speech And Of The Press In War Time The Espionage Act, Thomas F. Carroll

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The Imperial German Government had never made a secret of its willingness to encourage disloyalty among the citizens and subjects of Germany's enemies. It had officially announced: "Bribery of enemies' subjects, acceptance of offers of treachery, utilization of discontented elements in the population, support of pretenders and the like are permissible; indeed, international law is in no way opposed to the exploitation of the crimes of third parties."'