Expanding the Periphery and Threatening the Core: The Ascendant Libertarian Speech Tradition
Abstract
Though scholars have identified the expanding scope of First Amendment speech doctrine, little attention has been paid to the theoretical transformation happening inside the doctrine that has accompanied its outward creep. Taking up this overlooked perspective, this Article uncovers a new speech theory: the libertarian tradition. This new tradition both is generative of the doctrine’s expansion and risks undermining the First Amendment’s theoretical foundations. Read more about Expanding the Periphery and Threatening the Core: The Ascendant Libertarian Speech Tradition