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Freedom of speech : a reference guide to the United States Constitution

Although freedom of speech is regarded as a bedrock principle of American constitutionalism, the Supreme Court did not recognize it as a fundamental right worthy of strong constitutional protection until the middle of the 20th century.
Print Book, English, 2004
Praeger Publishers, Westport, Conn., 2004
xviii, 176 pages ; 24 cm.
9780313319976, 0313319979
1053112872
A history of freedom of speech in the United States
What makes freedom of speech special?
The problem of subversive advocacy and the central meaning of freedom of speech
The central organizing principles of free speech jurisprudence
The codified First Amendment
The procedural First Amendment