Nadine Strossen served as the president of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) from 1991 until 2008, and still sits on the ACLU’s National Advisory Council. She is also the John Marshall Harlan II Professor of Law (Emerita) at New York Law School, and the author of several books, including her most recent, Hate: Why We Should Resist it With Free Speech, Not Censorship.

For a more detailed summary of her published works, professional background, honors and awards, and scholarship, you can view her CV here.

For the debates from which we heard comments from Christopher Hitchens and Stephanie Fryberg, respectively:

• Freedom of Expression Must Include the License to Offend (hosted by Intelligence Squared U.S.)
  
  
• Hate Speech and the Limits of Free Expression (hosted by the Center for the Study of American Democracy at Kenyon College)

Finally, for those interested in reading Robert Bolt's play, A Man For All Seasons, you will find it here.