{"product_id":"9781538192375","title":"Hate Speech Is Not Free The Case Against First Amendment Protection","description":"\u003ch1\u003eHate Speech Is Not Free\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe Case Against First Amendment Protection\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eW. Wat Hopkins\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePolitical Science \/ Public Policy \/ Communication Policy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHate speech has been a societal problem for many years and has seen a resurgence recently alongside political divisiveness and technologies that ease and accelerate the spread of messages. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMethods to protect individuals and groups from hate speech have eluded lawmakers as the call for restrictions or bans on such speech are confronted by claims of First Amendment protection. Problematic speech, the argument goes, should be confronted by more speech rather than by restriction. \u003cbr\u003eDebate over the extent of First Amendment protection is based on two bodies of law-the practical, precedent determined by the Supreme Court, and the theoretical framework of First Amendment jurisprudence. In this book, W. Wat Hopkins argues that the prevailing thought that hate is protected by both case law and theory is incorrect. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWithin the Supreme Court's established hierarchy of speech protection, hate speech falls to the lowest level, deserving no protection as it does not advance ideas containing social value. Ultimately, the Supreme Court's cases addressing protected and unprotected speech set forth a clear rationale for excommunicating hate speech from First Amendment protection.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eWat Hopkins\u003c\/b\u003e is Emeritus Professor of Communication at Virginia Tech, USA. He taught communication law and cyberspace law. He has written widely on issues related to freedom of expression and is former editor of the journal \u003ci\u003eCommunication Law and Policy\u003c\/i\u003e. He has received the Distinguished Service Award from the Law and Policy Division of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication and the AEJMC Dorothy Bowles Award for Public Service.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e23 July 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRowman \u0026amp; Littlefield\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781538192375\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e154\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51223595516044,"sku":"9781538192375","price":35.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_ef972f5f-f32f-4ad7-a8bf-23eabdd9fde8.jpg?v=1783078459","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781538192375","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}