The democratic rule of law on trial : First Amendment cases of the Trump era / Sonja Grover.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Grover, Sonja C., author.

Contributor:

Taylor & Francis eBooks

Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Constitution--1st Amendment--Cases.

United States.

Freedom of expression--United States--Cases.

Freedom of expression.

Rule of law--United States--Cases.

Rule of law.

United States--Politics and government--2017-2021.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2022.

Biography/History:

Sonja Grover is a full professor in the Faculty of Education, Lakehead University, Ontario, Canada. She graduated with a PhD from University of Toronto and has devoted the last 20 years of her career to law research. She has published extensively in peer-reviewed international and comparative law journals and has also single-authored numerous law books. Sonja is an associate editor with The International Journal of Human Rights . Sonja is committed to improving the human rights situation of vulnerable groups, especially children, by exposing through her research publications where and how domestic and international legal systems have failed these groups and offering suggestions for remediation. She also has a keen interest in the fundamentals of the democratic rule of law, an area of study to which this book is a significant contribution.

Contents:

The democratic rule of law and free speech examined in the context of the Second Impeachment Trial of Donald J. Trump

The Trump First Amendment Twitter Case : blocking the public's political speech on government social media accounts

The First Amendment defence, alleged 'political speech' and 'disinformation campaigns'

The First Amendment Right to Petition the government for redress versus the intimidation of elected officials and speech promulgating disinformation

The First Amendment Rights of Public School Students : the Snapchat Case

Democratic rule of law, religious freedom and the public interest : different cases, different equities to consider

Concluding remarks : on the role of the courts in upholding democratic rule of law.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. London Available via World Wide Web.

Print version record.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.

Other Format:

Print version: Grover, Sonja C. Democratic rule of law on trial.

ISBN:

9781003153764

1003153763

9781000599725

1000599728

100059971X

9781000599718

Publisher Number:

40031335885

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Restricted for use by site license.