David L. Hudson, Jr., is an award-winning professor, world-champion boxing judge, and leading First Amendment expert. He has authored, co-authored, or co-edited more than 40 books, including The First Amendment: Freedom of Speech; Let the Students Speak!: A History of the Fight for Freedom of Expression in American Schools; The Encyclopedia of the First Amendment; and Boxing in America: An Autopsy. A graduate of Vanderbilt Law School, he writes regularly for the ABA Journal and the American Bar Association.