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First Amendment Scholars Hour: Cass Sunstein

Date: January 12, 2021

Professor Sunstein discusses his forthcoming book: Liars: Falsehoods and Free Speech in an Age of Deception. Should false speech have any protections? What role should defamation law play? Who decides what is true? Professor Sunstein is the Robert Walmsley University Professor at Harvard Law School and a leading expert on constitutional law, administrative law, and behavioral law and economics. From 2009-2012, he headed the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs.

Professor Sunstein discusses his forthcoming book: Liars: Falsehoods and Free Speech in an Age of Deception. Should false speech have any protections? What role should defamation law play? Who decides what is true? Professor Sunstein is the Robert Walmsley University Professor at Harvard Law School and a leading expert on constitutional law, administrative law, and behavioral law and economics. From 2009-2012, he headed the White House Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs.