Advanced Introduction to US First Amendment Law / Helen Norton.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Norton, Helen, author.

Contributor:

Edward Elgar Publishing, publisher.

Series:

Elgar advanced introductions.

Elgar Advanced Introductions Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Supreme Court.

United States.

Civil rights--United States.

Civil rights.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (176 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Other Title:

Advanced introduction to United States First Amendment law

Place of Publication:

Northampton : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2024.

Summary:

"Elgar Advanced Introductions are stimulating and thoughtful introductions to major fields in the social sciences, business and law, expertly written by the world's leading scholars. Designed to be accessible yet rigorous, they offer concise and lucid surveys of the substantive and policy issues associated with discrete subject areas. This Advanced Introduction discusses the scope of US First Amendment law, considering the available tools and approaches for thinking about constitutional problems involving the government's regulation of speech, religion, and more. Focusing specifically on the First Amendment as interpreted by the US Supreme Court, it explores the evolution and implementation of the doctrine regarding the freedoms of speech, press, petition, assembly, association, and religion. Key Features: Examines the strengths and weaknesses of various methods used to interpret the First Amendment. Identifies key concepts and principles for understanding the protections provided by the First Amendment. Explores the ways in which First Amendment law has developed over time, particularly in relation to changes in technology, politics, and the Supreme Court's membership. Illustrates the development of the Supreme Court's thinking about First Amendment issues from the 18th into the 21st centuries. Providing an accessible and informative overview of the First Amendment, this Advanced Introduction is an essential resource for undergraduate and graduate students in constitutional and administrative law. It is also a helpful guide to First Amendment law for legal practitioners and professionals, and for those generally curious about this critically important set of constitutional protections"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Front Matter

Copyright

Contents

Acknowledgments

1 Introduction to US First Amendment Law

PART I The Free Speech Clause

2 Why the First Amendment protects speech - and other tools for understanding the Free Speech Clause

3 Watching the Supreme Court's learning curve in action: the court's early struggles when thinking about the Free Speech Clause

4 How the Free Speech Clause protects expression

5 Free Speech Clause protections for speakers and listeners

6 How the Free Speech Clause applies to the government's control of speech when it acts in certain special roles

PART II Press, Petition, Assembly, and Association

7 The First Amendment freedoms of the press, petition, assembly, and association

PART III The Religion Clauses

8 The Establishment Clause

9 The Free Exercise Clause

10 Conclusions on US First Amendment law

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Norton, Helen Advanced Introduction to US First Amendment Law

ISBN:

9781803927190