License to harass : law, hierarchy, and offensive public speech

License to harass : law, hierarchy, and offensive public speech / Laura Beth Nielsen.

Offensive street speech--racist and sexist remarks that can make its targets feel both psychologically and physically threatened--is surprisingly common in our society. Many argue that this speech is so detestable that it should be banned under law. But is this an area covered by the First Amendment...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Nielsen, Laura Beth
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, ©2004.
Series:Cultural lives of law.
Subjects:
Freedom of speech > Social aspects > United States.
Hate speech > United States.
Libel and slander > United States.
Threats > United States.
Public spaces > Law and legislation > United States.
LAW > Constitutional.
LAW > Public.
LAW > Jurisprudence.
Freedom of speech > Social aspects
Hate speech
Libel and slander
Public spaces > Law and legislation
Threats
Recht van meningsuiting.
Belediging.
Haat.
United States
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Table of Contents:
  • List of Tables; Acknowledgments; CHAPTER ONE: Introduction; CHAPTER TWO: Law and Power in Sidewalk Encounters: Con icting Perspectives on Offensive Public Speech; CHAPTER THREE: Experiencing Offensive Public Speech: The Detailed Calculus for Being in Public; CHAPTER FOUR: Offensive Public Speech as a Personal Problem, Social Problem, and Subject for Legal Intervention; CHAPTER FIVE: Ordinary Citizens' Views of the Legal Regulation of Street Speech; CHAPTER SIX: Power in Public: Reactions, Responses, and Resistance to Offensive Public Speech; CHAPTER SEVEN: License to Harass.

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