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Free speech and censorship : examining the facts / H.L. Pohlman.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Pohlman, H. L., 1952- author.
- Series:
- Contemporary debates.
- Contemporary debates
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Censorship--United States.
- Censorship.
- Freedom of speech--United States.
- Freedom of speech.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xvi, 214 pages).
- Distribution:
- New York : Bloomsbury Publishing (US), 2024.
- Place of Publication:
- Santa Barbara, California : ABC-CLIO, [2019]
- Summary:
- This book provides an overview of laws and norms regarding free speech and censorship in the United States, with a focus on free speech rights and restrictions for individuals, politicians, corporations, and news organizations. It examines beliefs, claims, and myths about free speech and censorship issues, including landmark court decisions and evolving cultural values that have shaped our understanding of the First Amendment and the liberties it enshrines and protects.
- Contents:
- Basic principles of free speech
- Unprotected speech
- Conditionally protected speech
- Regulation of protected speech
- Free speech and the individual's place in society
- Free speech as a cultural ideal.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed.
- ISBN:
- 9798400653797
- 9798216086970
- 9781440861802
- 1440861803
- OCLC:
- 1090698042
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