Background
Bollinger, Lee Carroll was born in 1946 in. Bachelor of Science, University Oregon, 1968.
(The First Amendment provides Americans with a far broader...)
The First Amendment provides Americans with a far broader protection of free speech than that available in any other Western democracy, Lee Bollinger notes, and yet other democracies are not seen as significantly less open or more restrictive that the United States. Why do Americans guarantee people the right to advocate the overthrow of the government or advance racist or genocidal ideas? Why, for example, protect the right of neo-Nazis to march in predominantly Jewish Skokie, Illinois? In The Tolerant Society, Bollinger offers a masterful critique of the major theories of freedom of expression, and offers an alternative explanation. Traditional justifications for protecting extremist speech have turned largely on the inherent value of self-expression, maintaining that the benefits of the free interchange of ideas include the greater likelihood of serving truth and of promoting wise decisions in a democracy. Bollinger finds these theories persuasive but inadequate. Buttrressing his argument with references to the Skokie case and many other examples, as well as a careful analysis of the primary literature on free speech, he contends that the real value of toloeration of extremist speech lies in the extraordinary self-control toward antisocial behavior that it elicits: society is stengthened by the exercise of tolerance, he maintains. The problem of finding an appropriate response--especially when emotions make measured response difficult--is common to all social interaction, Bollinger points out, and there are useful lesons to be learned from withholding punishment even for what is conceded to be bad behavior. About the Author: Lee C. Bollinger is Professor of Law at the University of Michigan Law School.
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Rich in historical detail, Images of a Free Press is an elegant, powerful guide to the evolution of our modern conception of freedom of the press, which finds expression in laws that protect print journalism and regulate broadcast media. Bollinger argues that this distinction remains meaningful but he advocates a more sophisticated approach to issues of privacy, access, and technology. Providing concrete guidelines for improving media laws, Images of a Free Press is a vital First Amendment primer for lawyers, media professionals, and critics, and all concerned citizens. "Images of a Free Press is the natural sequel to Lee Bollinger's first book, The Tolerant Society, and is destined to become a standard in first amendment scholarship."—Rodney A. Smolla, Constitutional Commentary "Revisiting themes he first explored some fifteen years ago, Bollinger now adds further to our understanding of the complex relationship among the First Amendment, the Supreme Court, the public, the press and the democratic process. This is a work of insight, sensitivity, and power. Bollinger has a profound knowledge of and a deep affection for his subject, and it shows."—Geoffrey R. Stone, Michigan Law Review "This thoughtful, understated book remains a call to come join the town meeting and hammer out some new rules of order. Scholars and citizens alike could do well to read Bollinger's book and accept his challenge."—Yale Law Review "For a number of years, Lee Bollinger has argued that the First Amendment has been applied differently to the print media than it has been to the broadcast media. In his new book, Images of a Free Press, Bollinger provides a concise, persuasive account of why this is so—and why it ought to be so."—Columbia Law Review
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Communications Constitutional law educator
Bollinger, Lee Carroll was born in 1946 in. Bachelor of Science, University Oregon, 1968.
Juris Doctor, Columbia University, 1971.Law clerk to Judge Wilfred Feinberg United States Court Appeals (2nd circuit), 1971-1972. Law clerk.
Law clerk to Judge Wilfred Feinberg United States Court Appeals (2nd circuit), 1971—1972. Law clerk to Chief Justice Warren Burger Supreme Court of the United States Court, 1972—1973. Dean University Michigan, 1987—1994, assistant professor law, 1973—1976, associate professor, 1976—1978, professor, 1978—1994, president, professor law, 1997—2002.
Provost, professor government Dartmouth College, 1994—1996. President, trustee Columbia University, since 2002. Trustee Kresge Foundation, Institute of International Education.
Research associate Clare Hall, Cambridge University, 1983. Board directors Federal Reserve Bank New York, since 2007, chairman, since 2011. Board directors The Washington Post Company, since 2007.
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Board directors Gerald R. Ford Foundation, Royal Shakespeare Company. Trustee Kresge Foundation. Fellow: American Academy Arts & Sciences, Clare Hall, Cambridge University (honorary).
Member: Institute International Education.
Married Jean Magnano Bollinger. Children: Lee, Carey.