Speech Out of Doors

Erscheinungsjahr 2008
ISBN: 978-0-521-73196-6
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, 368 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 527 g

The Supreme Court has emphasized that expressive liberties require 'breathing space' in which to thrive. At a minimum, speakers need places in which to assemble, speak, and petition government. This book is a comprehensive examination of First Amendment rights in public places. It shows that the literal ground beneath speakers' feet has been steadily eroding, from personal spaces to college campuses and to once vast and important inscribed places, such as public parks and public squares. Through the study of 'expressive topography', this book considers a variety of contemporary speech contests including restrictions on abortion clinic sidewalk counselors, protests at military funerals, and restrictions on assembly and speech at political conventions. Countering or reversing these forces will require a focused and sustained effort by public officials, courts, and, of course, the people themselves.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Zick, Timothy

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. Introduction: the geography of expression; 2. The expressive topography and public liberties; 3. Embodied places; 4. Contested places; 5. Non-places; 6. Inscribed places; 7. Militarized places; 8. Places of higher learning; 9. Networked public places.

Über Autor(innen)

Zick, Timothy
Timothy Zick is Professor of Law at St. John's University Law School. He has published articles in the Texas Law Review, Washington University (St. Louis) Law Review, William & Mary Law Review, Washington & Lee Law Review, North Carolina Law Review, and Florida Law Review.