Congress shall make no law :: the First Amendment, unprotected expression, and the Supreme Court /

The First Amendment declares "Congress shall make no law ... abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press." Yet, Congress and the states have sought repeatedly to curb these freedoms. The Supreme Court of the United States in turn gradually expanded First Amendment protection for freed...

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1. Verfasser: O'Brien, David M. (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Collins, Ronald K. L.
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield, [2010]
Schriftenreihe:Free expression in America series.
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Zusammenfassung:The First Amendment declares "Congress shall make no law ... abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press." Yet, Congress and the states have sought repeatedly to curb these freedoms. The Supreme Court of the United States in turn gradually expanded First Amendment protection for freedom of expression but also defined certain categories of expression: obscenity, defamation, commercial speech, and disruptive expression-as constitutionally unprotected. From the Alien and Sedition Act of 1798 to the most recent cases to come before the Supreme Court, noted legal scholar David M. O'Brien provides the first comprehensive examination of these exceptions to the absolute command of the First Amendment
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xiii, 136 pages)
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781442205123
1442205121
9786613163455
6613163457
1283163454
9781283163453

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