Free Speech and the Struggle for Power

Thomas Kleven

Free Speech and the Struggle for Power

Texas Southern University

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Abstract

This article argues that the regulation of free speech, in addition to being a matter of principle, is an aspect of a power struggle among social forces with differing views of the direction in which society should go. The primary focus will be the regulation of racist and sexist speech.

Original language	American English
Journal	New York law School Journal of Human Rights
State	Published - 1992

Disciplines

Law

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