Martin Redish

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Martin Redish
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Martin H. Redish is the Louis and Harriet Ancel Professor of Law and Public Policy at the Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law. [2] Redish has written 19 books and over a hundred law review articles in the areas of civil procedure and constitutional law, among others. [3] [4] He is among the most frequently cited American legal scholars. [5] [6]

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First Amendment

Redish supports an "autonomy theory" of free speech, taking the view that the First Amendment protects speech in order to advance individuals' interest in the self-realization that they obtain by being able to speak without government interference. [7] [8] [9] According to Redish, all of the other values attached to free speech, such as the advancement of liberal democracy, necessarily depend on the concept of individual self-realization. [10] This view contrasts with that of scholars such as Alexander Meiklejohn, who advocate a theory of the First Amendment based on the importance of democratic self-governance, and of scholars who subscribe to the theory that the First Amendment exists to promote the marketplace of ideas. [8]

Career

Redish has spent his entire academic career at Northwestern University, where he has been a faculty member since 1973. [3] [2] [1] Before entering academia, he briefly practiced law in New York. [11] Redish received a bachelor's degree in political science from the University of Pennsylvania and a Juris Doctor degree from Harvard Law School. [9]

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  8. 1 2 Kaminski, Margot E. (12 August 2015). "The First Amendment's Public Relations Problem". U. Ill. L. Rev. Slip Opinions. 2015: 103. Retrieved 30 September 2016.
  9. 1 2 Redish, Martin H. (1982). "The Value of Free Speech". U. Pa. L. Rev. 130 (3): 591–645. doi:10.2307/3311836. JSTOR   3311836 . Retrieved 30 September 2016.
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  11. "Publications Received". Military Law Review. 93: 137. 1981. Retrieved 30 September 2016.