Book contents
- Managed Dissent
- Cambridge Studies on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
- Managed Dissent
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figure
- Tables
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 Protest, Dissent, and Democracy
- 2 The Managerial System
- 3 Displacing Dissent
- 4 The Rising Costs of Dissent
- 5 Managing Campus Protest
- 6 Arming Public Protests
- 7 Public Protest and Emergency Powers
- 8 Protesters’ Remedies
- 9 Preserving Public Protest
- Notes
- Index
4 - The Rising Costs of Dissent
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 04 May 2023
Book contents
- Managed Dissent
- Cambridge Studies on Civil Rights and Civil Liberties
- Managed Dissent
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Figure
- Tables
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 Protest, Dissent, and Democracy
- 2 The Managerial System
- 3 Displacing Dissent
- 4 The Rising Costs of Dissent
- 5 Managing Campus Protest
- 6 Arming Public Protests
- 7 Public Protest and Emergency Powers
- 8 Protesters’ Remedies
- 9 Preserving Public Protest
- Notes
- Index
Summary
Chapter 4 addresses the rising civil costs of dissent. It examines the various costs and liabilities that apply to protest organizers, participants, and supporters. These include permit fees, damages resulting from personal injury lawsuits, statutory penalty enhancements, and loss of public benefits. The chapter makes the case for stricter First Amendment scrutiny of these costs and argues that certain fee-shifting arrangements and civil causes of action violate the First Amendment. It encourages public officials to commit to reducing rather than piling on the costs of dissent.
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- Managed DissentThe Law of Public Protest, pp. 84 - 116Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023