Free Speech, Petition, Assembly Here are some recent books on free expression. These materials are available in bookstores and libraries, not through the ABA or this site. Bracken, Harry M. Freedom of Speech: Words Are Not Deeds. Westport, CT: Praeger, 1994. Cleary, Harry M. Beyond the Burning Cross: The First Amendment and the Landmark R.A.V. Case. New York: Random House, 1994. Easton, Susan M. The Problem of Pornography: Regulation and the Right to Free Speech. New York: Routledge, 1994. Eldridge, Larry D. A Distant Heritage: The Growth of Free Speech in Early America. New York: New York University Press, 1994. Fish, Stanley. There’s No Such Thing as Free Speech and It’s a Good Thing, Too. New York: Oxford University Press, 1994. Frohnmayer, John. Out of Tune: Listening to the First Amendment. Nashville: The Freedom Forum First Amendment Center, 1994. Garry, Patrick M. Scrambling for Protection: The New Media and the First Amendment. Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1994. Gates, Henry, Jr., et al. Speaking of Race, Speaking of Sex: Hate Speech, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties. New York: New York University Press, 1994. Gilmar, Richard. Free Speech Yearbook, Vol 31. Carbondale, IL: Southern Illinois University Press, 1994. Hall, Kermit. The Oxford Companion to the Supreme Court of the United States. New York: Oxford University Press, 1992. Hentoff, Nat. Free Speech for Me-- But Not For Thee: How the American Left and Right Relentlessly Censor Each Other. New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 1992. Lane, Robert W. Beyond the Schoolhouse Gate: Free Speech and the Inculcation of Values. Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 1995. McWhirter, Darien A. Freedom of Speech, Press, and Assembly, Exploring the Constitution Series. Phoenix, AZ: Oryx Press, 1994. Matsuda, Mari J., et al. Words That Wound: Critical Race Theory, Assaultive Speech, and the First Amendment. San Francisco: Westview Press, 1993. Ross, Henry D. Free Speech and Talk Radio Hosts and Other Pieces. New York: Capricorn Press, Inc., 1994. Smolla, Rodney A. Free Speech in an Open Society. New York: Knopf, 1992. Strossen, Nadine. In Defense of Pornography: Free Speech and the Fight for Women’s Rights. New York: Scribner 1995. Walker, Samuel. Hate Speech: The History of an American Controversy. Lincoln, NE: University of Nebraska Press, 1994. Resources Home