Alexander Tsesis

Alexander Tsesis publishes on subjects related to constitutional theory, civil rights and civil liberties, hate speech, the abolition of slavery, equal protection, due process, women's rights, children's rights, and hate crimes. His publications include: Free Speech in the Balance (Cambridge University Press 2020), Constitutional Ethos (Oxford University Press 2017), For Liberty and Equality: The Life and Times of the Declaration of Independence (Oxford University Press 2012), We Shall Overcome: A History of Civil Rights and the Law (Yale University Press 2008), Destructive Messages: How Hate Speech Paves the Way for Harmful Social Movements (New York University Press 2002), The Thirteenth Amendment and American Freedom (New York University Press 2004), and The Promises of Liberty: Thirteenth Amendment Abolitionism and Contemporary Relevance (Columbia University Press 2010).

Tsesis is Professor and D’Alemberte Chair in Constitutional Law, FSU College of Law. He teaches Constitutional Law, the First Amendment, Torts, Civil Procedure, and seminars devoted to civil rights issues and constitutional interpretation.