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Titolo: |
Friend of the court : on the front lines with the First Amendment / / Floyd Abrams
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Pubblicazione: | New Haven, : Yale University Press, c2013 |
Edizione: | 1st ed. |
Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (488 p.) |
Disciplina: | 342.7308/53 |
Soggetto topico: | Freedom of expression - United States |
Lawyers - United States | |
Altri autori: |
Karen Gantz Zahler Literary Management
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Note generali: | Description based upon print version of record. |
Nota di bibliografia: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Nota di contenuto: | Front matter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- CHAPTER ONE. The Vice of Censorship -- CHAPTER TWO. The United States and the World -- CHAPTER THREE. The First Amendment and National Security -- CHAPTER FOUR. Presidents vs. the First Amendment -- CHAPTER FIVE. On Libel and Privacy -- CHAPTER SIX. Copyright Woes -- CHAPTER SEVEN. Confidential Sources -- CHAPTER EIGHT. Citizens United -- CHAPTER NINE. Assessing the Press -- CHAPTER TEN. Reflections -- Credits -- Index |
Sommario/riassunto: | Since 1971, when the Pentagon Papers were leaked to the New York Times and furious debate over First Amendment rights ensued, free-speech cases have emerged in rapid succession. Floyd Abrams has been on the front lines of nearly every one of these major cases, which is also to say that, more than any other person, he has forged this country's legal understanding of free speech. Litigating everything from national-security and prior-restraint issues to controversies concerning the law of libel and attempts by local officials to censor art, Abrams has worked devotedly to protect the First Amendment, the "crown jewel" of America's Constitution. This collection of Abrams's writings gathers speeches, articles, debates, briefs, oral arguments, and testimony from his entire career. The writings illuminate topics of ongoing import: WikiLeaks, the correctness of the Citizens United case, journalist shield laws, and, not least, the responsibilities of the press. An exceptional writer and a brilliant thinker, Abrams offers a unique perspective on the First Amendment and the unparalleled rights it confers. |
Titolo autorizzato: | Friend of the court ![]() |
ISBN: | 0-300-19503-6 |
0-300-19087-5 | |
Formato: | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
Record Nr.: | 9910821753803321 |
Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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