Free Speech in Congress
Free Speech in Congress
This chapter considers how the constitutional provision for free speech reacts to its English predecessor, and the ways in which it interacts with other American constitutional provisions. It discusses the text and history of the Speech or Debate Clause; the functions served by Congressional freedom of speech; and cases on the free-speech privilege.
Keywords: legislative privilege, freedom of speech, Congress, constitutional provisions
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