Freedom of expression in the Supreme Court : the defining cases / edited by Terry Eastland.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Eastland, Terry.

Ethics and Public Policy Center (Washington, D.C.)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Freedom of speech--United States--Cases.

Freedom of speech.

United States.

Freedom of the press--United States--Cases.

Freedom of the press.

Physical Description:

xxix, 397 pages ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, [2000]

Summary:

In Freedom of Expression in the Supreme Court, Terry Eastland brings together the Court's leading First Amendment cases, some 60 in all, starting with Schenck v. United States (1919) and ending with Reno v. American Civil Liberties Union (1998). Complete with a comprehensive introduction, pertinent indices and a useful bibliography, Freedom of Expression in the Supreme Court offers the general and specialized reader alike a thorough treatment of the Court's understanding on the First Amendment's speech, press, assembly, and petition clauses.

Contents:

1. Schenck v. United States, 1919 1

Opinion: Holmes

Response: Harvard Law Review

2. Abrams v. United States, 1919 7

Opinions: Clarke, Holmes

Response: The New Republic

3. Gitlow v. New York, 1925 12

Opinions: Sanford, Holmes

Responses: New York Times, Evening Star (Washington, D.C.), The New Republic

4. Whitney v. California, 1927 20

Opinions: Sanford, Brandeis

5. Stromberg v. California, 1931 24

Opinion: Hughes

Response: The Nation

6. Near v. Minnesota, 1931 26

Opinions: Hughes, Butler

Responses: Minneapolis Tribune, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times

7. Grosjean v. American Press Co., 1936 32

Opinion: Sutherland

8. DeJonge v. Oregon, 1937 36

9. Herndon v. Lowry, 1937 39

Opinions: Roberts, Van Devanter

10. Lovell v. City of Griffin, 1938 45

11. Thornhill v. Alabama, 1940 47

Opinion: Murphy

Responses: New York Times, The Christian Century

12. Cox v. New Hampshire, 1941 51

13. Chaplinsky v. New Hampshire, 1942 54

14. West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette, 1943 56

Opinions: Jackson, Frankfurter

Responses: The Christian Century, Evening Star (Washington, D.C.), New York Times, The New Republic

15. Thomas v. Collins, 1945 65

Opinions: Rutledge, Jackson, Roberts

16. United Public Workers v. Mitchell, 1947 73

Opinions: Reed, Black, Douglas

17. Kovacs v. Cooper, 1949 79

Opinions: Reed, Frankfurther, Jackson, Black, Rutledge

18. Terminiello v. Chicago, 1949 88

Opinions: Douglas, Jackson

19. American Communications Assn. v. Douds, 1950 96

Opinion: Vinson

20. Feiner v. New York, 1951 102

Opinions: Vinson, Black, Douglas

21. Kunz v. New York, 1951 107

Opinions: Vinson, Jackson

22. Dennis v. United States, 1951 112

Opinions: Vinson, Frankfurter, Jackson, Black, Douglas

Responses: New York Times, The Nation, Washington Post

23. Beauharnais v. Illinois, 1952 123

Opinions: Frankfurther, Black, Reed, Douglas, Jackson

24. Burstyn v. Wilson, 1952 133

Opinion: Clark

25. Roth v. United States, 1957 137

Opinions: Brennan, Douglas

Response: The Commonweal

26. NAACP v. Alabama ex rel. Patterson, 1958 144

Opinion: Harlan

Response: National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP)

27. Barenblatt v. United States, 1959 148

Opinions: Harlan, Black

Responses: Evening Star (Washington, D.C.), The New Republic

28. Edwards v. South Carolina, 1963 155

Opinion: Stewart

29. New York Times Co. v. Sullivan, 1964 158

Opinions: Brennan, Black

Responses: New York Times, The New Republic, Evening Star (Washington, D.C.)

30. Lamont v. Postmaster General, 1965 166

Opinions: Douglas, Brennan

31. United States v. Robel, 1967 168

Opinions: Warren, White

32. United States v. O'Brien, 1968 173

Opinion: Warren

33. Red Lion Broadcasting Co. v. Federal Communications Commission, 1969 178

Opinion: White

34. Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District, 1969 185

Opinions: Fortas, Black

Responses: Evening Star (Washington, D.C.), New York Times

35. Brandenburg v. Ohio, 1969 192

Opinions: Per Curiam, Douglas

36. Cohen v. California, 1971 195

Opinions: Harlan, Blackmun

37. New York Times Co. v. United States, 1971 198

Opinions: Per Curiam, Black, Brennan, Stewart, White, Burger, Harlan

Responses: New York Times, Evening Star (Washington, D.C.)

38. Branzburg v. Hayes, 1972 209

Opinions: White, Powell, Stewart

Response: New York Times

39. Miller v. California, 1973, and 218

40. Paris Adult Theatre I v. Slaton, 1973

Opinions: Miller, Burger, Douglas; Paris Adult Theatre, Burger, Brennan

Responses: Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, Boston Herald American, Wall Street Journal

41. Miami Herald Publishing Co. v. Tornillo, 1974 235

Opinions: Burger, White

42. Buckley v. Valeo, 1976 240

Opinions: Per Curiam, Burger, White

Responses: Washington Post, Wall Street Journal, New York Times

43. Virginia Pharmacy Board v. Virginia Consumer Council, 1976 252

Opinions: Blackmun, Stewart, Rehnquist

Response: Wall Street Journal

44. Zurcher v. Stanford Daily, 1978 261

Opinions: White, Stewart

45. Richmond Newspapers, Inc. v. Virginia, 1980 266

Opinions: Burger, Brennan, Rehnquist

46. New York v. Ferber, 1982 274

47. Roberts v. United States Jaycees, 1984 279

Opinion: Brennan

48. Renton v. Playtime Theatres, Inc., 1986 284

Opinions: Rehnquist, Brennan

49. Bethel School Dist. No. 403 v. Fraser, 1986 291

Opinions: Burger, Brennan

50. Airport Commissioners v. Jews for Jesus, Inc., 1987 295

Opinion: O'Connor

51. Hustler Magazine v. Falwell, 1988 298

Opinion: Rehnquist

52. Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier, 1988 302

Opinions: White, Brennan

53. Texas v. Johnson, 1989 308

Opinions: Brennan, Kennedy, Rehnquist

Responses: Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Indianapolis Star, George F. Will (syndicated column)

54. Milkovich v. Lorain Journal Co., 1990 318

55. Rust v. Sullivan, 1991 323

Opinions: Rehnquist, Blackmun

Responses: America, The Progressive

56. R.A.V. v. St. Paul, 1992 331

Opinions: Scalia, White, Blackmun, Stevens

Responses: The Nation, The New Republic, Dallas Morning News

57. Hurley v. Irish-American Gay Group of Boston, 1995 345

Opinion: Souter

58. 44 Liquormart, Inc. v. Rhode Island, 1996 350

Opinions: Stevens, Scalia, Thomas, O'Connor

Responses: New York Times, George F. Will (syndicated column)

59. Reno v. American Civil Liberties Union, 1997 363

Opinions: Stevens, O'Connor

Responses: Washington Post, Oregonian

60. National Endowment for the Arts v. Finley, 1998 373

Opinions: O'Connor, Scalia, Souter

Appendix Justices of the United States Supreme Court, 1919-1999 381.

Notes:

"Ethics and Public Policy Center."

Includes bibliographical references (pages 383-384) and indexes.

ISBN:

084769710X

0847697118

OCLC:

43641358