Steve Brown's guest today is Belmont University Law Professor David L. Hudson, Jr.

Steve Brown's guest today is Belmont University Law Professor David L. Hudson, Jr.

David L. Hudson Jr. is a prominent First Amendment scholar, author of over 50 books, and law professor at Belmont University College of Law, where he teaches constitutional law, First Amendment law, and legal communication.

For much of his career, he has worked on First Amendment issues.  For 17 years, he was an attorney and scholar at the First Amendment Center in Nashville, Tennessee. Hudson has taught classes at Vanderbilt Law School and the Nashville School of Law. In June 2018, the Nashville School of Law awarded him its Distinguished Faculty Award. He earned his undergraduate degree from Duke University and his law degree from Vanderbilt Law School. Professor Hudson's published works have been cited and relied upon by other scholars and courts.

One of his latest books is "TEEN LEGAL RIGHTS.

Teen legal rights are perpetually changing in American society, whether in the classroom, at work, or within family and community settings. Fully revised and updated to reflect important changes in the legal status and rights of young people from all walks of life, the fourth edition of Teen Legal Rights is an accessible and indispensable resource to help teenagers navigate and understand the extent and limitations of their rights and liberties.

Employing a simple FAQ format organized into nearly two dozen topical chapters (including new chapters devoted to such subjects as immigration and trans youth), First Amendment scholar David L. Hudson Jr. provides an authoritative analysis of the judicial system as it pertains to teens and their interests, explaining important court decisions, legal arguments, and legislative changes to help teens better understand how their rights are evolving as they move deeper into the 2020s.