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Judging Free Speech contains nine original essays by political scientists and law professors, each providing a comprehensive, yet concise and accessible overview of the free speech jurisprudence of a United States Supreme Court Justice.

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“A concise, thoughtful and illuminating volume of essays on nine select members of the Supreme Court (past and present), highlighting each justice’s distinctive approach to the freedom of expression. … Judging Free Speech would make an excellent supplement to a course on the First Amendment or judicial decision making. … many scholars may find pieces in this volume useful for their own research. My judgment: Judging Free Speech is highly recommended.” (Wayne Batchis, Law and Politics Book Review, lpbr.net, Vol. 26 (3), July, 2016) “Knowles (political science, SUNY Oswego) and Lichtman (political science, Shippensburg) have coedited a delightful work in which the chapter authors take a justice of the Supreme Court and analyze in detail his or her opinions and jurisprudence on the issue of First Amendment free speech. … this work is for anyone with an interest in the courts, the First Amendment, free speech, or any of the nine justices covered. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and above.” (M. W. Bowers, Choice, Vol. 53 (10), June, 2016)

'It's a rare offering about the first amendment that scholars in political science and law and-most importantly-their students, are likely to savor but this one fits that bill with ease. By focusing separately on the first amendment opinions of nine Supreme Court Justices, ranging from Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. to Justices Kennedy, Thomas and Breyer on the current Court, the authors offer the widest and most captivating articulations of views about what speech is protected and what is not.' - Floyd Abrams, author of Friend of the Court (2014) 'An insightful set of essays examining the free speech jurisprudence of nine Supreme Court justices with diverse intellectual backgrounds, perspectives, and methodological outlooks. The book illuminates the complexity of the subject as well as its importance for our democratic institutions.' - H. L. Pohlman, Professor of Political Science, Dickinson College, USA A fascinating, thoughtful, and important guided tour of the leading free speech minds of the American judiciary conducted by the leading free speech minds of the American legal and political science academy. - Mark Graber, Jacob A. France Professor of Constitutionalism, University of Maryland School of Law, USA

Knowles (political science, SUNY Oswego) and Lichtman (political science, Shippensburg) have coedited a delightful work in which the chapter authors take a justice of the Supreme Court and analyze in detail his or her opinions and jurisprudence on the issue of First Amendment free speech. ... this work is for anyone with an interest in the courts, the First Amendment, free speech, or any of the nine justices covered. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and above. (M. W. Bowers, Choice, Vol. 53 (10), June, 2016) It's a rare offering about the First Amendment that scholars in political science and law and most importantly their students, are likely to savor but this one fits that bill with ease. By focusing separately on the First Amendment opinions of nine Supreme Court Justices, ranging from Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. to Justices Kennedy, Thomas and Breyer on the current Court, the authors offer the widest and most captivating articulations of views about what speech is protected and what is not. - Floyd Abrams, author of Friend of the Court (2014) An insightful set of essays examining the free speech jurisprudence of nine Supreme Court justices with diverse intellectual backgrounds, perspectives, and methodological outlooks. The book illuminates the complexity of the subject as well as its importance for our democratic institutions. - H. L. Pohlman, Professor of Political Science, Dickinson College, USA A fascinating, thoughtful, and important guided tour of the leading free speech minds of the American judiciary conducted by the leading free speech minds of the American legal and political science academy. - Mark Graber, Jacob A. France Professor of Constitutionalism, University of Maryland School of Law, USA

A concise, thoughtful and illuminating volume of essays on nine select members of the Supreme Court (past and present), highlighting each justice's distinctive approach to the freedom of expression. ... Judging Free Speech would make an excellent supplement to a course on the First Amendment or judicial decision making. ... many scholars may find pieces in this volume useful for their own research. My judgment: Judging Free Speech is highly recommended. (Wayne Batchis, Law and Politics Book Review, lpbr.net, Vol. 26 (3), July, 2016) Knowles (political science, SUNY Oswego) and Lichtman (political science, Shippensburg) have coedited a delightful work in which the chapter authors take a justice of the Supreme Court and analyze in detail his or her opinions and jurisprudence on the issue of First Amendment free speech. ... this work is for anyone with an interest in the courts, the First Amendment, free speech, or any of the nine justices covered. Summing Up: Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and above. (M. W. Bowers, Choice, Vol. 53 (10), June, 2016)

It's a rare offering about the First Amendment that scholars in political science and law and-most importantly-their students, are likely to savor but this one fits that bill with ease. By focusing separately on the First Amendment opinions of nine Supreme Court Justices, ranging from Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. to Justices Kennedy, Thomas and Breyer on the current Court, the authors offer the widest and most captivating articulations of views about what speech is protected and what is not. - Floyd Abrams, author of Friend of the Court (2014) An insightful set of essays examining the free speech jurisprudence of nine Supreme Court justices with diverse intellectual backgrounds, perspectives, and methodological outlooks. The book illuminates the complexity of the subject as well as its importance for our democratic institutions. - H. L. Pohlman, Professor of Political Science, Dickinson College, USA A fascinating, thoughtful, and important guided tour of the leading free speech minds of the American judiciary conducted by the leading free speech minds of the American legal and political science academy. - Mark Graber, Jacob A. France Professor of Constitutionalism, University of Maryland School of Law, USA

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Keith J. Bybee, Syracuse University, USA Douglas E. Edlin, Dickinson College, USA James C. Foster, Oregon State University, USA Frederick P. Lewis, University of Massachusetts Lowell, USA Kevin J. McMahon, Trinity College - Connecticut, USA Samuel R. Olken, The John Marshall Law School, USA Michael Paris, College of Staten Island, City University of New York, USA Mark Tushnet, Harvard Law School, USA

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