Academic Freedom and the First Amendment in the Supreme Court of the United States: An Unhurried Historical Review

Van Alstyne, William

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Academic Freedom and the First Amendment in the Supreme Court of the United States: An Unhurried Historical Review

William W. Van Alstyne

William & Mary Law School

1990

Law and Contemporary Problems, Vol. 53, No. 3, p. 79, 1990
William & Mary Law School Research Paper No. 09-162

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This article seeks to trace the history of the AAUP's 1940 statement on academic freedom. Although the statement and the First Amendment have very different roots and practical applications, the two share a body of case law that often overlaps.

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Keywords: university, professor, academic freedom

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Date posted: September 24, 2011 ; Last revised: October 6, 2011

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Van Alstyne, William W., Academic Freedom and the First Amendment in the Supreme Court of the United States: An Unhurried Historical Review (1990). Law and Contemporary Problems, Vol. 53, No. 3, p. 79, 1990; William & Mary Law School Research Paper No. 09-162. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1932846

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