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Civil Actions For Emotional Distress And R.A.V. V. City Of St. Paul, Michael K. Steenson Jan 1992

Civil Actions For Emotional Distress And R.A.V. V. City Of St. Paul, Michael K. Steenson

Faculty Scholarship

The law of emotional distress is characterized by judicial reluctance to create and expand remedies for emotional injuries. The issue here is whether the Court's decision in R.A.V. v. City of St. Paul will impose further limitations on the right to recover civil damages for the intentional infliction of emotional injury, particular emotional injuries resulting from hate speech. This symposium first examines the applicability of the tort to redress claims based on abusive epithets based on the victim's race, gender, or sexual orientation. The symposium then argues that using this tort in cases involving hate speech should not create constitutional …


The Sociology Of The Hate Speech Debate, Frederick Schauer Jan 1992

The Sociology Of The Hate Speech Debate, Frederick Schauer

Villanova Law Review

No abstract provided.


Free Speech In The United States And Canada, Kent Greenawalt Jan 1992

Free Speech In The United States And Canada, Kent Greenawalt

Faculty Scholarship

This comparison of freedom of speech in the United States and Canada concentrates on Supreme Court decisions in the two countries and on kinds of speech mainly engaged in by extreme dissenters and political outsiders. After brief comments about constitutional language and general approaches, I discuss subversive speech and other speech that encourages criminal acts, hate speech, symbolic speech, and public demonstrations.

In both countries, a major premise of modern adjudication is that freedom of expression is a central feature of liberal democracy. Government "by the people," even in the extended sense of government by representatives, requires that citizens openly …


Regulating Workplace Sexual Harassment And Upholding The First Amendment - Avoiding A Collision, Nadine Strossen Jan 1992

Regulating Workplace Sexual Harassment And Upholding The First Amendment - Avoiding A Collision, Nadine Strossen

Villanova Law Review

No abstract provided.


Hate Speech And The First Amendment: On A Collision Course, Gilbert Paul Carrasco Jan 1992

Hate Speech And The First Amendment: On A Collision Course, Gilbert Paul Carrasco

Villanova Law Review

No abstract provided.


Crossburning And The Sound Of Silence: Antisubordination Theory And The First Amendment, Charles R. Lawrence Iii Jan 1992

Crossburning And The Sound Of Silence: Antisubordination Theory And The First Amendment, Charles R. Lawrence Iii

Villanova Law Review

No abstract provided.


Speech Regulation At The University Of California: Void For Vagueness Or Overbreadth, Rita E. Tautkus Jan 1992

Speech Regulation At The University Of California: Void For Vagueness Or Overbreadth, Rita E. Tautkus

Santa Clara Law Review

No abstract provided.


Hate Speech: The Present Implications Of A Historical Dilemma, Floyd Abrams Jan 1992

Hate Speech: The Present Implications Of A Historical Dilemma, Floyd Abrams

Villanova Law Review

No abstract provided.