Los Angeles Times Book Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 25 (2004) Winner
Geoffrey R. Stone
ジェフリー・R・ストーン
Geoffrey R. Stone
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1946-01-01
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
Career
- Occupations
- Legal scholar, Professor
- Active Years
- 1973-
- Affiliations
- University of Chicago Law School, American Constitution Society (Board of Directors), American Civil Liberties Union (Board of Advisors), Chicago Children's Choir (Chair of the Board), American Academy of Arts and Sciences (former vice president), Association of American Law Schools (executive committee member)
- Memberships
- American Academy of Arts and Sciences, American Philosophical Society
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Pennsylvania | — | — | B.S. | — | United States |
| University of Chicago Law School | — | — | J.D. | — | United States |
University of Pennsylvania
Degree:
B.S.
Year of Graduation:
1968
Country:
United States
University of Chicago Law School
Degree:
J.D.
Year of Graduation:
1971
Country:
United States
Served as editor-in-chief of the University of Chicago Law Review
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights — Book Award (Human Rights Book of the Year) | Perilous Times: Free Speech in Wartime from the Sedition Act of 1798 to the War on Terrorism | — | Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights | 受賞 |
| — | Los Angeles Times Book Prize — Best Book in History | Perilous Times | 歴史 | Los Angeles Times | 受賞 |
| — | Kammerer Award (American Political Science Association) | Perilous Times | 政治学 | American Political Science Association | 受賞 |
| — | Goldsmith Award (Harvard Kennedy School) | Perilous Times | 公共政策 | Harvard Kennedy School | 受賞 |
| — | Scribes Award (Best Book in Law) | Perilous Times | 法学 | Scribes: The American Society of Writers on Legal Subjects | 受賞 |
Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights — Book Award (Human Rights Book of the Year)
Work:
Perilous Times: Free Speech in Wartime from the Sedition Act of 1798 to the War on Terrorism
Organization:
Robert F. Kennedy Center for Justice and Human Rights
Result:
受賞
Los Angeles Times Book Prize — Best Book in History
Work:
Perilous Times
Category:
歴史
Organization:
Los Angeles Times
Result:
受賞
Kammerer Award (American Political Science Association)
Work:
Perilous Times
Category:
政治学
Organization:
American Political Science Association
Result:
受賞
Goldsmith Award (Harvard Kennedy School)
Work:
Perilous Times
Category:
公共政策
Organization:
Harvard Kennedy School
Result:
受賞
Scribes Award (Best Book in Law)
Work:
Perilous Times
Category:
法学
Organization:
Scribes: The American Society of Writers on Legal Subjects
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Goldsmith Book Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 13 (2006) Winner
Works
Major Works
Perilous Times: Free Speech in Wartime from the Sedition Act of 1798 to the War on Terrorism
2004 History / Legal historyA historical study of free speech in the United States during wartime, tracing treatment from the Sedition Act of 1798 to the War on Terror, and examining tensions between national security and civil liberties.
Free speechWartime legal responsesTension between national security and civil liberties
Sex and the Constitution: Sex, Religion, and Law from America's Origins to the Twenty-First Century
2017 Law / Social historyAnalyzes the relationship among sex, religion, and law in the United States, discussing constitutional rights and the evolution of societal values.
Constitutional interpretationPrivate morality vs. public policyReligion and law
Top Secret: When Our Government Keeps Us in the Dark
2007 Politics / Public affairsExamines government secrecy and transparency, arguing for the importance of openness in a democracy.
Government transparencyDemocracyNational security
War and Liberty: An American Dilemma
2007 Law / Political philosophyExplores constraints on liberty during wartime and the theoretical justifications used to defend them.
Wartime and civil libertiesLegal theory
Democracy and Equality: The Enduring Constitutional Vision of the Warren Court
2019 Law / Constitutional historyExamines the Warren Court's impact on American democracy and ideals of equality (co-authored).
Constitutional jurisprudenceEquality
Bibliography
- Perilous Times: Free Speech in Wartime from the Sedition Act of 1798 to the War on Terrorism
- Sex and the Constitution: Sex, Religion, and Law from America's Origins to the Twenty-First Century
- Top Secret: When Our Government Keeps Us in the Dark
- War and Liberty: An American Dilemma
- Democracy and Equality: The Enduring Constitutional Vision of the Warren Court
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- ScholarlyAnalyticalHistorically grounded
- Recurring Motifs
- Free speechConflict between national security and civil libertiesConstitutional interpretation
Legacy
Longtime University of Chicago scholar known for work on free speech and constitutional interpretation in the United States. His books and commentary have influenced legal scholarship, public debate, and policy.
Academic Societies
- American Academy of Arts and Sciences
- American Philosophical Society
Quotes
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“My conversation with the African-American students convinced me that the hurt and distraction caused by use of the word in the story are real and to be taken seriously. As a teacher, my goal is to be effective and I decided that use of the word in that story isn’t sufficiently important to justify the hurt and distraction it causes.”
Source: Statement by Geoffrey R. Stone (2019) (2019)
Trivia
- Clerked for Judge J. Skelly Wright (D.C. Circuit) in 1971–72.
- Clerked for Justice William J. Brennan Jr. (Supreme Court) in 1972–73.
- Served as Dean of the University of Chicago Law School and as Provost of the University of Chicago.
- His 2004 book Perilous Times won multiple awards.
- Announced in 2019 that he would stop using a racial slur in classroom discussions.