Fighting words : individuals, communities, and liberties of speech / Kent Greenawalt.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Greenawalt, Kent, 1936-2023.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Freedom of speech--United States.

Freedom of speech.

Freedom of speech--Canada.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (202 p.)

Edition:

Course Book

Place of Publication:

Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c1995.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Should "hate speech" be made a criminal offense, or does the First Amendment oblige Americans to permit the use of epithets directed against a person's race, religion, ethnic origin, gender, or sexual preference? Does a campus speech code enhance or degrade democratic values? When the American flag is burned in protest, what rights of free speech are involved? In a lucid and balanced analysis of contemporary court cases dealing with these problems, as well as those of obscenity and workplace harassment, acclaimed First Amendment scholar Kent Greenawalt now addresses a broad general audience of readers interested in the most current free speech issues.

Contents:

Front matter

CONTENTS

PREFACE

Chapter One. Introduction: Free Speech Themes

Chapter Two. General Principles of Free Speech Adjudication in the United States and Canada

Chapter Three. Flag Burning

Chapter Four. Insults, Epithets, and "Hate Speech"

Chapter Five. Campus Speech Codes and Workplace Harassment

Chapter Six. Obscenity

Chapter Seven. Individuals and Communities

Chapter Eight. Conclusion: General Lessons

Notes

Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [155]-182) and index.

ISBN:

9786612752223

9781400821679

1400821673

9781282752221

1282752227

9781400811847

1400811848

OCLC:

700688596