Rabban on Challenging the “Worthy” Tradition: Revisionist Interpretations of Free Speech in American History

David M. Rabban, University of Texas School of Law, is publishing Challenging the ‘Worthy’ Tradition: Revisionist Interpretations of Free Speech in American History in volume 45 of Reviews in American History (June 2017). Here is the abstract.

This is a joint book review of Sam Lebovic, Free Speech and Unfree News: The Paradox of Press Freedom in America, and Laura Weinrib, The Taming of Free Speech: America’s Civil Liberties Compromise.

Download the review from SSRN at the link.