1. Free speech in early American history. The origins and early development of free speech in the United States / Michael Kahn
Free speech is the great bulwark of liberty / Cato
Myths about America's founders and free speech / Eugene Volokh
Free speech in the nineteenth century / Thomas L. Tedford
2. Balancing free speech, community order, and national security. The Supreme Court grapples with free speech and sedition / Robert S. Peck
The First Amendment does not protect subversive speech / Edward T. Sanford
Free speech should be restricted only in cases of clear and present danger / Louis Brandeis
Arguing hate crime laws and free speech before the Supreme Court / Peter Irons
3. Obscenity and freedom of expression. The Supreme Court defines obscenity / Warren Burger
There should be no obscenity exception to free speech / William O. Douglas
Censoring indecency on the radio threatens free speech / Jonathan D. Wallace
4. Recent and ongoing controversies over free speech and the First Amendment. Free speech is under attack in post-9/11 America / Detroit News
Free speech is not under attack in post-9/11 America / Gregg Easterbrook
Two veterans disagree over whether flag burning should be protected speech : pt. I / Patrick H. Brady ; pt. II / Gary E. May
Appendix: The origins of the American Bill of Rights ; Supreme Court cases involving freedom of speech.
