Emerson, Thomas I. The Affirmative Side of the First 32 Amendment, 15 Georgia L Rev. 795 (1981)

Abstract

One of Thomas Emerson’s lasting contributions to understanding free speech is his emphasis on the system of freedom of expression, as his well-known book is titled. Free speech needs broad analysis that pays attention to supports for, as well as limitations of, speech; the freedom encompasses practices, principles and institutions as well as rights; and it is the structures underlying speech that should concern legal scholarship.