Speech Rights in America

出版者:University of Illinois Press

作者:Laura Stein

页数:184

出版时间:2007-10-01

价格:USD 20.00

装帧:Paperback

isbn号码:9780252075360

具体描述

The First Amendment is the principle guarantor of speech rights in the United States, but the Supreme Court's interpretations of it often privilege the interests of media owners over those of the broader citizenry. In "Speech Rights in America", Laura Stein argues that such rulings alienate citizens from their rights, corrupt the essential workings of democracy, and prevent the First Amendment from performing its critical role as a protector of free speech. Drawing on the best of the liberal democratic tradition, Stein demonstrates that there is a significant gap between First Amendment law and the speech rights necessary to democratic communication, and proposes an alternative set of principles to guide future judicial, legislative, and cultural policy on old and new media.