The Boundaries of Freedom of Expression and Order in American Democracy Edited by Thomas R. Hensley Symposia on Democracy Series, #1 2001, 416 pp ISBN 0-87338-692-2 Paper, $22.00 courtesy of our partner, Atlas Books Call (419) 281-1802 to order by phone.

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On Monday, May 4, 1970, members of the Ohio National Guard, called onto the Kent State University campus to quell antiwar demonstrations, fired 61 rounds into a group of students protesting the U.S. invasion of Cambodia and Guard presence on campus.  Thirteen seconds later, four students lay dead and nine were wounded.

After decades of controversy surrounding the May 4 commemoration, the University moved in a new direction, choosing to use the 30th anniversary as an opportunity to recognize the past and embrace the future. A major component of this was the establishment of an annual scholarly symposium to focus on the great issues of American democracy.

The Boundaries of Freedom of Expression and Order in American Democracy is the product of the first symposium, which explored the limits of freedom of expression in American society as they apply to business, education, media, law, politics, the Internet, and other venues.

The contributions to this book represent an impressive range of incisive analyses and commentary by leading First Amendment scholars, including the symposium’s keynote speakers: Kathleen Sullivan, Dean of Stanford Law School; Anthony Lewis, two-time Pulitzer Prizewinning columnist of the New York Times and the author of two major First Amendment books; and Cass Sunstein, Karl N. Llewellyn, Professor of Jurisprudence at the University of Chicago Law School.

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Of related interest:

Media, Profit, and Politics: Competing Priorities in an Open Society, Edited by Joseph Harper and Thom Yantek
Democracy and Religon: Free Exercise and Diverse Visions Edited by David Odell-Scott

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