Our Democratic First Amendment
- ISBN-10
- 1108484808
- ISBN-13
- 9781108484800
- Category
- Law
- Pages
- 179
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2020-06-04
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Author
- Ashutosh Bhagwat
Description
This rediscovery of First Amendment rights offers both an engaging constitutional history and insight into contemporary political dialogue and society.
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