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Freeing the First AmendmentCritical Perspectives on Freedom of Expression\nAuthor(s): David S. Allen\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: New York University Press, United States\nImprint: New York University Press\nISBN-13: 9780814706381, 978-0814706381\nSynopsis\nIn a society that prides itself on the most expansive legal guarantees of free speech in history, why are so many individuals and groups frustrated by the American system of freedom of expression? As the public sphere continues to be redefined by advances in technology, and new debates about this technology crop up daily, the time has come to move from reflexive discussions about the value of more speech to a detailed assessment of the real power and limits of [url] this volume asks, does the First Amendment--the very document intended to ensure the freedom of [url] citizens--need to be freed? And from what?Long an icon in American law, politics, and journalism, the First Amendment--and the potential and real dilemmas with which.