All Articles tagged free speech jurisprudence

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  June 15, 2016 EDT
  AN ELASTIC AMENDMENT: JUSTICE STEPHEN G. BREYER’S FLUID CONCEPTIONS OF FREEDOM OF SPEECH
  Benjamin Pomerance

  This article attempts to add greater clarity to the ongoing questions about Justice Breyer’s inclinations in the area of freedom of speech.

• General
  January 01, 2013 EDT
  EXCEPTIONAL FREEDOM—THE ROBERTS COURT, THE FIRST AMENDMENT, AND THE NEW ABSOLUTISM
  Ronald K.L. Collins

  Foreword that outlines some preliminary ideas regarding that tenet of the Roberts Court‘s jurisprudence and what it may portend for the future of our free speech law.

• General
  January 01, 2013 EDT
  CATEGORIES, TIERS OF REVIEW, AND THE ROILING SEA OF FREE SPEECH DOCTRINEAND PRINCIPLE: A METHODOLOGICAL CRITIQUE OF UNITED STATES V. ALVAREZ
  Rodney A. Smolla

  In United States v. Alvarez, the Supreme Court struck down the Stolen Valor Act. The failure of five Justices to agree on a rationale is the focus of this article.