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Philosophy & Social Sciences

Harry Kalven, Jr.

Who

Harry Kalven, Jr. · Philosophy & Social Sciences

What

First Amendment and free-speech scholar; author of 'A Worthy Tradition'

When

1914, Chicago, Illinois, United States — 1974, Chicago, Illinois, United States

Where

United States

Biography

Harry Kalven, Jr. is recognized among Jewish contributors to Philosophy & Social Sciences — First Amendment and free-speech scholar; author of 'A Worthy Tradition'

How & why

Kalven was a University of Chicago law professor and a leading First Amendment scholar whose posthumous treatise 'A Worthy Tradition' shaped free-speech doctrine, alongside influential work on tort law and the American jury. Born and based in Chicago, he was of Jewish background. His son Jamie Kalven completed and published his unfinished free-speech manuscript.

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Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Law & Jurisprudence

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First Amendment and free-speech scholar; author of 'A Worthy Tradition'

1914

Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Law & Jurisprudence