Judging Free Speech ─ First Amendment Jurisprudence of US Supreme Court Justices

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. Analyzing the first amendment expressive freedom opinions of justices from the nineteen twenties through the twenty-first century, the essays go beyond simply identifying and explaining key animating themes that are particular to specific members of the Court. The different contributors also demonstrate the way in which free speech jurisprudence has evolved over time. Some of the Justices included are Oliver Wendell Holmes, George Sutherland, Hugo L. Black, William J. Brennan, John Marshall Harlan II, Potter Stewart, Anthony M. Kennedy, Clarence Thomas, and Stephen Breyer.

Helen J. Knowles is Assistant Professor of Political Science at State University of New York at Oswego, USA. She is the author of The Tie Goes to Freedom: Justice Anthony M. Kennedy on Liberty, and numerous articles about constitutional law, civil liberties, and legal history. She received her Ph.D. from Boston University, USA.

Steven B. Lichtman is Associate Professor of Political Science at Shippensburg University, USA. He has authored articles on constitutional law and jurisprudence. He received his Ph.D. from Brandeis University, and his J.D. from New York University School of Law.