The Hugh M. Hefner First Amendment Awards
January, 1989
Although the First Amendment has been part of the Constitution since 1791, it was not truly part of the American experience until this century. In 1920, a scholar preparing a book on freedom of speech would have had about 20 Supreme Court cases to ponder. In 1949, he would have had about 100 cases; in 1974, more than 400. Jamie Kalven, in his introduction to A Worthy Tradition: Freedom of Speech in America (Harper & Row), concludes that freedom of speech is an adventure that is unfolding in our...
