
Richard K. Sherwin
Richard K. Sherwin, Professor Emeritus of Law at New York Law School, is the author of When Law Goes Pop: The Vanishing Line between Law and Popular Culture (University of Chicago Press, 2000).
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Trump’s Hollow Free-Speech Defense
Trump’s Hollow Free-Speech Defense
Aug 14, 2023 Richard K. Sherwin explains why the US Constitution's First Amendment does not shield behavior intended to undermine an election.
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Patriots in Name Only
Patriots in Name Only
Jan 25, 2023 Richard K. Sherwin considers the implications of the Republican Party's challenge to the state's power to make and enforce law.
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Elon Musk’s Covert War on Free Speech
Elon Musk’s Covert War on Free Speech
Oct 13, 2022 Richard K. Sherwin shows why the billionaire’s professed rationale for buying Twitter is fundamentally bogus.
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America’s Dangerous Descent into Violence
America’s Dangerous Descent into Violence
Jul 22, 2022 Richard K. Sherwin attributes the rise in mass shootings to a politically motivated unraveling of sovereign authority.
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Democracy Under Siege in America
Democracy Under Siege in America
Jul 7, 2020 Richard K. Sherwin describes a republic where bad faith pervades the political system and citizens' last recourse is protest.