Confessions of a Free Speech Lawyer

Rodney A. Smolla

Published by Cornell University Press 2021

Confessions of a Free Speech Lawyer

Charlottesville and the Politics of Hate

Rodney A. Smolla

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781501749674

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About this book

Feeling unsettlingly complicit, he joined the Charlottesville Task Force, and he realized that the events that transpired there had meaning and resonance far beyond a singular time and place. Why, he wonders, has one of our foundational rights created a land in which such tragic clashes happen all too frequently?

Author information

Rodney A. Smolla is Dean and Professor of Law at the Delaware Law School of Widener University and is the author of numerous books, including The Constitution Goes to College, Deliberate Intent, and Jerry Falwell v. Larry Flynt. He is a nationally known scholar and writer and has presented oral argument in state and federal courts across the country.

Reviews

Erwin Chemerinsky, Berkeley Law, author of We The People:

"Unlike anything I have read, this is a terrific book that uses Charlottesville as a lens to look at larger issues with regard to speech and race. Clear and engaging, it is stunning in its descriptions of the First Amendment."

Nadine Strossen, Former President, American Civil Liberties Union, author of HATE:

"This book is dazzling in its interweaving of such a rich tapestry of information and analysis, told in the form of mesmerizing stories. This book should be read by everyone from Supreme Court Justices to high school students."

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	v
Acknowledgments Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
1. A Call from the Task Force Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
2. The Charleston Massacre Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	9
3. Becoming Richard Spencer Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	14
4. Reverend Edwards Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	20
5. The Charlottesville Monuments Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	23
6. Blut und Boden Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	26
7. Mr. Jefferson’s University Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	39
8. Kessler v. Bellamy Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	49
9. The Monuments Debate Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	53
10. Competing Conceptions of Free Speech Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	61
11. May Days Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	75
12. Cue the Klan—Stage Right Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	84
13. The Rise of the Marketplace Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	90
14. Cue the Counterprotesters—Stage Left Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	104
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17. The Day of the Klan Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	129
18. When Speech Advances Civil Rights Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	135
19. Duke and the Disciples Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	144
20. The Russian Connection Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	164
21. A Call to Conscience Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	170
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23. The Day of the Cross Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	183
24. The Idea of the University Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	213
25. Heckler’s Veto Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	220
26. Channels of Communication Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	233
27. Rednecks and Saint Paul Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	243
28. The Lawn and the Rotunda Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	247
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30. Aftermath Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	269
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(Deutsch)

Language: English
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Audience: General/trade;
Pages
- Main content: 360
Keywords: Charlottesville; Supremacists; Racism; First Amendment; Hate Speech; Donald Trump. Jason kessler; Richard Spencer; David Duke; Antifa; Counter-Protestors

eBook

Published: May 5, 2020
ISBN: 9781501749674