Free Speech: From Core Values to Current Debates

Introduction
Part I. Core Values:
1. Instrumental value arguments for free speech
2. Intrinsic value arguments for free speech
3. Free expression and due process values
4. The everyday first amendment
Part II. History:
5. The First amendment prior to 1919
6. The first amendment from 1919-1963
7. The first amendment from 1964–present: Free speech broadened and compartmentalized
8. The first amendment from 1964–present: Hard cases
Part III. Basic Principles:
9. Content and viewpoint restrictions are disfavored
10. Vagueness and overbreadth are special concerns
11. Exceptions must be limited and narrowly crafted
Part IV. Current Controversies:
12. Hate speech
13. Campaign finance regulation
14. Speech in public schools
15. Academic freedom
16. Speech on the internet.

Len Niehoff is Professor from Practice at the University of Michigan Law School, where he teaches First Amendment and media law. He has practiced First Amendment law for almost forty years, representing journalists and media outlets in numerous cases. He is the author of more than 100 publications.

Tom Sullivan is President Emeritus and Professor of Law and Political Science at the University of Vermont. Previously he served as Provost at the University of Minnesota and Dean at the University of Minnesota and University of Arizona law schools. He is the author of 12 books and over 75 articles and essays.