William O. Douglas Prize

Award
William O. Douglas Prize
Awarded forRecognizes distinguished contribution by authors to freedom of speech
Sponsored byCommission on Freedom of Expression of the Speech Communication Association
CountryUnited States

The William O. Douglas Prize (also known as the William O. Douglas Award) is given by the Commission on Freedom of Expression of the Speech Communication Association to honor those who contribute to writing about freedom of speech. The Award is named after William O. Douglas, who served as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1939 to 1975.

Recognition

The William O. Douglas Prize is given by the Commission on Freedom of Expression of the Speech Communication Association to authors.[1] The prize recognizes distinguished work in the field of writing about the subject of freedom of speech.[2]

Honorees

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (March 2013)
  • 1986 Gloria Steinem[3]
  • 1992 Rodney A. Smolla, Free Speech in an Open Society [2]

See also

  • iconBooks portal
  • Freedom of speech portal
  • Literature portal
  • Free speech fights
  • Freedom of information
  • Perilous Times: Free Speech in Wartime from the Sedition Act of 1798 to the War on Terrorism
  • The Freedom Paradox: Towards a Post-Secular Ethics
  • William J. Brennan Award

Further reading

References

  1. ^ Smolla, Rodney A.; Melville B. Nimmer (1994). Smolla and Nimmer on Freedom of Speech. Irwin Professional Publishing. p. Author bio. ISBN 0256147957.
  2. ^ a b Rosemary Passantino (2005). The Best American Legal Commentary 2005. Universal-Publishers. p. 187. ISBN 1581124740.
  3. ^ "William O. Douglas, Public Counsel, 1986 | Smith College Finding Aids". findingaids.smith.edu. Retrieved 2023-08-10.