Freedom of Speech: The Supreme Court and Judicial Review

One of the great continuing disputes of American politics is about the role of the Supreme Court. Another is about the First Amendment and freedom of speech. This book is about both.

As a classic defense of the responsible yet openly political role of the Court, this book belies the notion -- reasserted most recently by Chief Justice Roberts -- that judges are just the neutral umpires in the legal ballgame. Especially in the realm of free speech, the Court must own up to its political fu…