Protecting the Best Men: An Interpretive History of the Law of Libel

This book argues that there exists no natural, evolutionary history of free speech. It also challenges interpretations that rest upon discovering an 'original understanding' about the First Amendment. This interpretive history of the law of libel highlights the complexity and historically rooted nature of legal concepts and legal consciousness in the U. S.Rosenberg, Norman L. is the author of 'Protecting the Best Men: An Interpretive History of the Law of Libel', published 1990 under ISBN 9780807816653 and ISBN 0807816655.