Schauer was born inNewark, New Jersey, on January 15, 1946,[3] and graduated fromTeaneck High School.[4] In his 1982 bookFree Speech: A Philosophical Enquiry, Schauer says that government attempts to restrict freedom of expression have resulted in a disproportionate number of government mistakes. He argued that when governments restrict expression, they are incentivized to censor criticism of themselves, which makes it harder for them to assess the cost and benefits of their subsequent actions.[5] He died from renal disease inCharlottesville, Virginia, on September 1, 2024, at the age of 78.[3][6]
^"Margery Stone is Engaged to Frederick F. Schauer",The Record, January 9, 1968. Accessed September 22, 2024, viaNewspapers.com. "Mr. Schauer was graduated from Teaneck High School and Dartmouth College. He will receive a Master of Business Administration degree from the Amos Tuck school at Dartmouth in June and will then attend law school."
^abMacklem, Peter; Rogerson, Carol, eds. (2017).Canadian Constitutional Law (5th ed.). Toronto: Emond Montgomery Publications Limited. p. 991.ISBN978-1-77255-070-2.
