Book contents
- Free Speech
- Free Speech
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Part I Core Values
- Part II History
- Part III Basic Principles
- 9 Content and Viewpoint Restrictions Are Disfavored
- 10 Vagueness and Overbreadth Are Special Concerns
- 11 Exceptions Must Be Limited and Narrowly Crafted
- Part IV Current Controversies
- Conclusion
- Index
11 - Exceptions Must Be Limited and Narrowly Crafted
from Part III - Basic Principles
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
- Part III Basic Principles
- 9 Content and Viewpoint Restrictions Are Disfavored
- 10 Vagueness and Overbreadth Are Special Concerns
- 11 Exceptions Must Be Limited and Narrowly Crafted
- Part IV Current Controversies
- Conclusion
- Index
Summary
As we have seen, the Supreme Court repeatedly has given primacy to freedom of speech, recognizing our “profound national commitment to the principle that debate on public issues should be uninhibited, robust, and wide-open.”1 And it has done so across a wide range of content and forms of expression. The Court has protected a citizen’s right to burn American flags,2 to display expletives on their clothing,3 and to criticize government officials.4
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- Free SpeechFrom Core Values to Current Debates, pp. 128 - 146Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022