Book contents
- Free Speech
- Free Speech
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Part I Core Values
- Part II History
- 5 The First Amendment Prior to 1919
- 6 The First Amendment from 1919 to 1963
- 7 The First Amendment from 1964 to the Present
- 8 The First Amendment from 1964 to the Present
- Part III Basic Principles
- Part IV Current Controversies
- Conclusion
- Index
6 - The First Amendment from 1919 to 1963
from Part II - History
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 30 April 2022
- Free Speech
- Free Speech
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Part I Core Values
- Part II History
- 5 The First Amendment Prior to 1919
- 6 The First Amendment from 1919 to 1963
- 7 The First Amendment from 1964 to the Present
- 8 The First Amendment from 1964 to the Present
- Part III Basic Principles
- Part IV Current Controversies
- Conclusion
- Index
Summary
As we saw in Chapter 5, prior to 1919 the Supreme Court narrowly interpreted the First Amendment and broadly construed the government’s authority to restrict worrisome speech – and did so with remarkable uniformity. Of course, so entrenched a paradigm does not change overnight. And, certainly, 1919 does not signal a sudden and complete reversal in the Court’s approach to free speech doctrine.
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- Free SpeechFrom Core Values to Current Debates, pp. 59 - 73Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022