Description: This concise but comprehensive book engagingly summarizes both the broad themes and specific tenets of First Amendment law, and the strongest arguments for and against protecting controversial speech such as hate speech and disinformation. It explains the many speech-protective legal rules that emerged during the Civil Rights era, demonstrating how essential free speech is for other human rights.
Review Quotes: Books such as this will therefore have to keep being written, and this one should be welcomed accordingly." -- James Wilson, The Law Society Gazette