1. Free Speech and Social Structure 2. Why the State? 3. Silence on the Street Corner 4. Freedom and Feminism 5. State Activism and State Censorship 6. The Right Kind of Neutrality 7. Free Speech and the Prior Restraint Doctrine 8. Building a Free Press
Professor Fiss examines contemporary free-speech issues in the context of the collision of liberal ideas of equality and freedom with modern social structures and speculates on what role the state might play in furthering robust public debate.
Freedom of expression, long an issue that united liberals, now serves to drive them apart. Many feminists demand the banning of pornography; representatives of ethnic groups campaign for curbs on hate speech; liberal reformers work to restrict the funding of political campaigns …
Professor Fiss examines contemporary free-speech issues in the context of the collision of liberal ideas of equality and freedom with modern social structures and speculates on what role the state might play in furthering robust public debate.