First Amendment Freedoms

Author : Ian Rosenberg
Publisher : NYU Press
Page : 311 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2023-05-16
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781479825912

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The Fight for Free Speech by Ian Rosenberg Pdf

A user’s guide to understanding contemporary free speech issues in the United States Americans today are confronted by a barrage of questions relating to their free speech freedoms. What are libel laws, and do they need to be changed to stop the press from lying? Does Colin Kaepernick have the right to take a knee? Can Saturday Night Live be punished for parody? While citizens are grappling with these questions, they generally have nowhere to turn to learn about the extent of their First Amendment rights. The Fight for Free Speech answers this call with an accessible, engaging user’s guide to free speech. Media lawyer Ian Rosenberg distills the spectrum of free speech law down to ten critical issues. Each chapter in this book focuses on a contemporary free speech question—from student walkouts for gun safety to Samantha Bee’s expletives, from Nazis marching in Charlottesville to the muting of adult film star Stormy Daniels— and then identifies, unpacks, and explains the key Supreme Court case that provides the answers. Together these fascinating stories create a practical framework for understanding where our free speech protections originated and how they can develop in the future. As people on all sides of the political spectrum are demanding their right to speak and be heard, The Fight for Free Speech is a handbook for combating authoritarianism, protecting our democracy, and bringing an understanding of free speech law to all.

Author : John Vile,David Schultz,David Hudson
Publisher : CQ Press
Page : 1464 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2008-09-25
Category : Reference
ISBN : 0872893111

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Encyclopedia Of First Amendment Set by John Vile,David Schultz,David Hudson Pdf

In the first work of its kind, this new and exciting two-volume reference comprehensively examines all the freedoms in the First Amendment, including free speech, press, assembly, petition, and religion. Encyclopedia of the First Amendment covers the political, historical, and cultural significance of the First Amendment. It provides exclusive, singular focus on what most people consider the essential elements of the Bill of Rights and the basic liberties that Americans enjoy.

Author : Anthony Lewis
Publisher : ReadHowYouWant.com
Page : 262 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : History
ISBN : 9781458758385

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Freedom for the Thought That We Hate by Anthony Lewis Pdf

More than any other people on earth, we Americans are free to say and write what we think. The press can air the secrets of government, the corporate boardroom, or the bedroom with little fear of punishment or penalty. This extraordinary freedom results not from America’s culture of tolerance, but from fourteen words in the constitution: the free expression clauses of the First Amendment.InFreedom for the Thought That We Hate, two-time Pulitzer Prize-winner Anthony Lewis describes how our free-speech rights were created in five distinct areas—political speech, artistic expression, libel, commercial speech, and unusual forms of expression such as T-shirts and campaign spending. It is a story of hard choices, heroic judges, and the fascinating and eccentric defendants who forced the legal system to come face to face with one of America’s great founding ideas.

Author : Catherine J. Ross
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 366 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2015-10-19
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780674915770

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Lessons in Censorship by Catherine J. Ross Pdf

American public schools censor controversial student speech that the Constitution protects. Catherine Ross brings clarity to court rulings that define speech rights of young citizens and proposes ways to protect free expression, arguing that the failure of schools to respect civil liberties betrays their educational mission and threatens democracy.

Author : Floyd Abrams
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 170 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2017-01-01
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780300190885

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The Soul of the First Amendment by Floyd Abrams Pdf

A lively and controversial overview by the nation's most celebrated First Amendment lawyer of the unique protections for freedom of speech in America The right of Americans to voice their beliefs without government approval or oversight is protected under what may well be the most honored and least understood addendum to the US Constitution--the First Amendment. Floyd Abrams, a noted lawyer and award-winning legal scholar specializing in First Amendment issues, examines the degree to which American law protects free speech more often, more intensely, and more controversially than is the case anywhere else in the world, including democratic nations such as Canada and England. In this lively, powerful, and provocative work, the author addresses legal issues from the adoption of the Bill of Rights through recent cases such as Citizens United. He also examines the repeated conflicts between claims of free speech and those of national security occasioned by the publication of classified material such as was contained in the Pentagon Papers and was made public by WikiLeaks and Edward Snowden.

Author : Office for Intellectual Freedom (OIF)
Publisher : American Library Association
Page : 267 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2015-07-01
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780838913253

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A History of ALA Policy on Intellectual Freedom by Office for Intellectual Freedom (OIF) Pdf

Collecting several key documents and policy statements, this supplement to the ninth edition of the Intellectual Freedom Manual traces a history of ALA’s commitment to fighting censorship. An introductory essay by Judith Krug and Candace Morgan, updated by OIF Director Barbara Jones, sketches out an overview of ALA policy on intellectual freedom. An important resource, this volume includes documents which discuss such foundational issues as The Library Bill of RightsProtecting the freedom to readALA’s Code of EthicsHow to respond to challenges and concerns about library resourcesMinors and internet activityMeeting rooms, bulletin boards, and exhibitsCopyrightPrivacy, including the retention of library usage records

Author : Ashutosh Bhagwat
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 179 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2020-06-04
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781108484800

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Our Democratic First Amendment by Ashutosh Bhagwat Pdf

This rediscovery of First Amendment rights offers both an engaging constitutional history and insight into contemporary political dialogue and society.

Author : Paul Horwitz
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 490 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2013-01-07
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780674070929

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First Amendment Institutions by Paul Horwitz Pdf

Addressing a host of hot-button issues, from the barring of Christian student groups and military recruiters from law schools and universities to churches’ immunity from civil rights legislation in hiring and firing ministers, Paul Horwitz proposes a radical reformation of First Amendment law. Arguing that rigidly doctrinal approaches can’t account for messy, real-world situations, he suggests that the courts loosen their reins and let those institutions with a stake in First Amendment freedoms do more of the work of enforcing them. Universities, the press, libraries, churches, and various other institutions and associations are a fundamental part of the infrastructure of public discourse. Rather than subject them to ill-fitting, top-down rules and legal categories, courts should make them partners in shaping public discourse and First Amendment law, giving these institutions substantial autonomy to regulate their own affairs. Self-regulation and public criticism should be the key restraints on these institutions, not judicial fiat. Horwitz suggests that this approach would help the law enhance the contribution of our “First Amendment institutions” to social and political life. It would also move us toward a conception of the state as a participating member of our social framework, rather than a reigning and often overbearing sovereign. First Amendment Institutions offers a new vantage point from which to evaluate ongoing debates over topics ranging from campaign finance reform to campus hate speech and affirmative action in higher education. This book promises to promote—and provoke—important new discussions about the shape and future of the First Amendment.

Author : American Library Association
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 16 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1953
Category : Libraries
ISBN : UIUC:30112060168629

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The Freedom to Read by American Library Association Pdf

Author : Vikram Amar
Publisher : Bill of Rights
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Law
ISBN : STANFORD:36105134435598

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The First Amendment, Freedom of Speech by Vikram Amar Pdf

This volume collects, edits and presents some of the most important classic and cutting-edge thinking on the constitutional freedom of speech. At a time when America is trying to export democracy abroad and preserve it at home against a backdrop of international security concerns, figuring out how society should permit its citizens to identify and represent themselves and come together to deliberate collectively is arguably more crucial now than ever before.

Author : United States
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 66 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1893
Category : Electronic
ISBN : PRNC:32101050870540

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Constitution by United States Pdf

Author : David L. Hudson
Publisher : Infobase Publishing
Page : 113 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Electronic books
ISBN : 9781438106199

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Rights of Students by David L. Hudson Pdf

Is it fair to restrict certain students' rights in order to make schools safer?

Author : Timothy C. Shiell
Publisher : State University of New York Press
Page : 226 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2019-07-15
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781438475837

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African Americans and the First Amendment by Timothy C. Shiell Pdf

The first detailed examination of African Americans and First Amendment rights, from the colonial era to the present. African Americans and the First Amendment is the first book to explore in detail the relationship between African Americans and our “first freedoms,” especially freedom of speech. Timothy C. Shiell utilizes an interdisciplinary approach to demonstrate that a strong commitment to civil liberty and to racial equality are mutually supportive, as they share an opposition to orthodoxy and a commitment to greater inclusion and participation. This crucial connection is evidenced throughout US history, from the days of colonial and antebellum slavery to Jim Crow: in the landmark US Supreme Court decision in 1937 freeing the black communist Angelo Herndon; in the struggles and victories of the civil rights movement, from the late 1930s to the late ’60s; and in the historical and modern debates over hate speech restrictions. Liberty and equality can conflict in individual cases, Shiell argues, but there is no fundamental conflict between them. Robust First Amendment values protect and encourage demands for racial equality while weak First Amendment values, in contrast, lead to censorship and a chilling of demands for racial equality. Timothy C. Shiell is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Wisconsin–Stout. His books include Campus Hate Speech on Trial: Second Edition, Revised and Legal Philosophy: Selected Readings.

Author : Geoffrey R. Stone,Lee C. Bollinger
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 377 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2018-12-04
Category : Law
ISBN : 9780190841379

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The Free Speech Century by Geoffrey R. Stone,Lee C. Bollinger Pdf

The Supreme Court's 1919 decision in Schenck vs. the United States is one of the most important free speech cases in American history. Written by Oliver Wendell Holmes, it is most famous for first invoking the phrase "clear and present danger." Although the decision upheld the conviction of an individual for criticizing the draft during World War I, it also laid the foundation for our nation's robust protection of free speech. Over time, the standard Holmes devised made freedom of speech in America a reality rather than merely an ideal. In The Free Speech Century, two of America's leading First Amendment scholars, Lee C. Bollinger and Geoffrey R. Stone, have gathered a group of the nation's leading constitutional scholars--Cass Sunstein, Lawrence Lessig, Laurence Tribe, Kathleen Sullivan, Catherine McKinnon, among others--to evaluate the evolution of free speech doctrine since Schenk and to assess where it might be headed in the future. Since 1919, First Amendment jurisprudence in America has been a signal development in the history of constitutional democracies--remarkable for its level of doctrinal refinement, remarkable for its lateness in coming (in relation to the adoption of the First Amendment), and remarkable for the scope of protection it has afforded since the 1960s. Over the course of The First Amendment Century, judicial engagement with these fundamental rights has grown exponentially. We now have an elaborate set of free speech laws and norms, but as Stone and Bollinger stress, the context is always shifting. New societal threats like terrorism, and new technologies of communication continually reshape our understanding of what speech should be allowed. Publishing on the one hundredth anniversary of the decision that laid the foundation for America's free speech tradition, The Free Speech Century will serve as an essential resource for anyone interested in how our understanding of the First Amendment transformed over time and why it is so critical both for the United States and for the world today.

Author : Margaret Tarkington
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 297 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2018-09-06
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781107146839

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Voice of Justice by Margaret Tarkington Pdf

This book shows that securing attorney First Amendment rights protects the justice system by safeguarding client interests and checking government power.