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Human liberty and freedom of speech

Baker here evaluates the prevalent justifications for freedom of speech and formulates a liberty theory, which he applies to contemporary free speech cases as a means of suggesting possible reforms to free speech doctrine
eBook, English, 1989
Oxford University Press, New York, 1989
1 online resource (viii, 385 pages)
9780195057775, 9780195360028, 0195057775, 0195360028
252591741
I: THEORY; Introduction; 1 The Classic Marketplace of Ideas Theory; 2 Possible Modifications; 3 The Liberty Theory; 4 Protection of Action; 5 The Process of Change; II: APPLICATIONS; 6 Time, Place, and Manner Regulations: Unreasoned Reasonableness; 7 Mandatory Parade Permits; 8 Absolute Protection: Tentative Principles; 9 Commercial Speech: A Problem in the Theory of Freedom; 10 Press Rights; 11 Private Economic Threats to Press Freedom; Conclusion: The First Amendment and Constitutional Interpretation; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W