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Freedom of Speech: The Supreme Court and Judicial Review
by Martin Shapiro
Synopsis: One of the great continuing disputes of U.S. politics is about the role of the Supreme Court. Another is about the First Amendment. This book is about both. A classic defense of the openly political role of the Court, this book belies the notion reasserted more recently by Chief Justice Roberts that judges are just neutral umpires. Especially in the area of speech, judges make policy; they create law. Especially in the realm of free speech, the Court must own up to its political function, Martin Shapiro argues in a way that seems to anticipate the current vogue of judicial modesty. He takes head-on the supposed modesty and deference of Frankfurter, Hand, and others, and supports the legacy of clear and present danger inherited from Holmes and Brandeis. The book is thus timeless in its insight as to the true position of the Court in the legal landscape.
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