Free Speech Handbook: A Practical Framework for Understanding Our Free Speech Protections
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- Create Date：2021-11-23 19:21:09
- Update Date：2025-09-06
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- Author：Ian Rosenberg
- ISBN：1250619750
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Reviews
Ron
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How much do you know about free speech？ The First Amendment？ What speech is actually free and what is not？ In 2021， Ian Rosenberg wrote The Fight for Free Speech: Ten Cases That Define Our First Amendment Freedoms which as been adapted into a graphic format by First Second Books as the first volume in a series about the US Constitution。In both The Fight for Free Speech and Free Speech Handbook， Ian Rosenberg takes up current events to use as a lens on particular aspects of free speech。 Chapter How much do you know about free speech？ The First Amendment？ What speech is actually free and what is not？ In 2021， Ian Rosenberg wrote The Fight for Free Speech: Ten Cases That Define Our First Amendment Freedoms which as been adapted into a graphic format by First Second Books as the first volume in a series about the US Constitution。In both The Fight for Free Speech and Free Speech Handbook， Ian Rosenberg takes up current events to use as a lens on particular aspects of free speech。 Chapter one opens with the Women's March of 2017 and focuses on the marketplace of ideas。 Chapter two takes kneeling during the Pledge of Allegiance and the history of the Pledge of Allegiance in First Amendment case law。 Chapter three covers the concept of libel vs actual malice and the role this played in the Civil Rights Movement。 Chapter four walks out of school with student speech from the Vietnam War until now。 Chapter five talks Stormy Daniels， prior restraint and the Pentagon Papers。 Chapter six has a flipped-off President and the Draft。 Chapter seven brings up the role of the FCC with Samantha Bee， seven dirty words， and indecency。 Chapter eight powers up parody， Saturday Night Live， and Hustler。 Chapter nine listens to speakers we dislike or hate， the freedom of assembly， and funeral protests。 Chapter ten dives into social media， public parks， and "the Vast Democratic Forums of the Internet。" In these ten chapters， the Afterword， and list of sources， Ian Rosenberg provides a very understandable summary of First Amendment right that we all， I hope， hold dear。 Take a look， pay attention， and practice your free speech rights！ 。。。more
Matthew Noe
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Reviewed for Booklist - find full review there in upcoming month（s）
Wesley
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Thank you to Teen Ink and the publisher for providing me with an ARC in exchange for an honest review。Thinking you know your First Amendment rights？ Think again。 Thoughtful， detailed， and fascinating， Ian Rosenberg’s Free Speech Handbook dives into the complicated， the controversial， and the many grey areas of free speech protections under the First Amendment。 Each chapter tackles a specific question of First Amendment rights centered around a modern example， including profanity in broadcasting， Thank you to Teen Ink and the publisher for providing me with an ARC in exchange for an honest review。Thinking you know your First Amendment rights？ Think again。 Thoughtful， detailed， and fascinating， Ian Rosenberg’s Free Speech Handbook dives into the complicated， the controversial， and the many grey areas of free speech protections under the First Amendment。 Each chapter tackles a specific question of First Amendment rights centered around a modern example， including profanity in broadcasting， leaks of confidential information， hate speech， and the line between parody and libel。 In explaining the precedent behind these cases， however， the book also explores a wealth of past cases that have shaped the continuing development of free speech protections in the US。 Among this treasury of examples are Mollie Steimer’s fight against the Sedition Act， the Gobitas’ challenge against mandating the pledge of allegiance in schools， and New York Times Company v。 Sullivan， a foundational decision for the limits of libel law。I will admit that when I saw “graphic novel” and “First Amendment rights，” I was expecting a simple， illustrated walkthrough of free speech protections - most likely one I had heard before。 Free Speech Handbook utterly defied my expectations。 Far from a simple list of protected freedoms， the book delves fearlessly into the controversies and the thorny regions that inevitably arise with free speech， which is， of course， almost certainly the kind of information you really need to know about the First Amendment。 Each area of protected speech is covered in impressive detail and through multiple case studies， with illustrations that help to break up what could otherwise be an intimidatingly complex subject。 Despite Rosenberg’s best efforts to keep things clear and simple， Free Speech Handbook does deal with complex concepts and legal jargon， but readers up for the challenge will be rewarded with a genuinely fascinating look at free speech that is guaranteed to leave them more knowledgeable about their own rights。Perhaps the book’s strongest element is its extensive repertoire of case studies。 Not only do these ground what can be abstract concepts in specific situations， but the cases Rosenberg includes are truly fascinating in their own right。 Each chapter looks at both a modern example and the legal precedent set by an older case， and this set ranged from Colin Kaepernick’s protests to the Pentagon Papers to the National School Walkout。 While many of the modern examples will be familiar to readers， Rosenberg provides a clear and informed explanation through the lens of free speech that will almost certainly provide a new context for the reader。 Similarly， the collection of old cases is both an intriguing glimpse into the evolution of free speech in the US and a critical piece in understanding the current state of First Amendment protections。Though not a breezy read， Free Speech Handbook tackles the ins and outs of free speech protections in a clear， accessible format。 Thorough， informative， and fascinating， this little graphic novel should be on the to-read list of everyone who benefits from the remarkable evolution of First Amendment rights。 。。。more
Morgan
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This is my first World Citizen Comics graphic novel， and I'm here for it！！ Overall， I enjoyed this graphic novel。 I was familiar with many of the cases from my high school journalism days。 One of our pre-reqs dealt heavily with understanding free of speech precendent in schools。I would recommend this book primarily to adults， and I will order it for the library as part of our adult graphic novel collection。 I feel journalists， tech industry people， writers， law students， & activists will be espe This is my first World Citizen Comics graphic novel， and I'm here for it！！ Overall， I enjoyed this graphic novel。 I was familiar with many of the cases from my high school journalism days。 One of our pre-reqs dealt heavily with understanding free of speech precendent in schools。I would recommend this book primarily to adults， and I will order it for the library as part of our adult graphic novel collection。 I feel journalists， tech industry people， writers， law students， & activists will be especially interested in this title。As a teen services librarian， I hoped this book would be more palatable for high school students。 Unfortunately， I believe many of the students I serve will be bogged down by the level of complexity of the cases and the amount of detail provided。 However， I will still recommend it to teens who writing or producing for school media outlets， engaged in activism， or have interest in law。 Overall， this book is a great addition to available nonfiction graphic novels， and the topic is extremely relevant， especially given Mahanoy Area School District v。 B。L。 case。 However， it was very dense in some parts， which lead to confusion and needing to reread。 I understand that when discussing legal precedents that accuracy & completeness outweigh brevity， but I worry it might lead to readers not finishing。I would love to see another book in this series that focuses on students' rights on campus！ Just putting it out there！ 。。。more
Andréa
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