Artistic Freedom, Public Funding, and the Constitution
GENERAL
The author explores the First Amendment aspects of the content restrictions on the grant-making process and other constitutional issues raised by the NEA controversy.
CONTENTS
Government as arts patron: does the First Amendment apply?
The doctrine of unconstitutional conditions.
Content restrictions: a catalogue.
A final distinction: commissions and subsidies.
NEA reforms: what would the constitution permit?
Conclusion.