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Friend of the court : on the front lines with the First Amendment / Floyd Abrams.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Abrams, Floyd.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States. Constitution--1st Amendment.
- United States.
- Freedom of expression--United States.
- Freedom of expression.
- Lawyers--United States--Biography.
- Lawyers.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (488 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New Haven : Yale University Press, c2013.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- 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.
- Contents:
- 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
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780300195033
- 0300195036
- 9780300190878
- 0300190875
- OCLC:
- 844434376
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