From the same authorship team behind the highly successful Constitutional Law and among the leading casebooks in the field, The First Amendment provides a comprehensive and accessible review of speech and religion jurisprudence under the First Amendment. The eminent authorship team, whose members are distinguished both in teaching and scholarship, combines textual, historical, theoretical, and doctrinal approaches in an inclusive and creative survey of the essential elements of modern First Amendment doctrine. It has been completely updated to incorporate recent developments in the field, including campaign finance and government speech, and provides a broader discussion of modern First Amendment issues, including those related to modern technology. New to the Sixth Edition: New coverage relating to: Issues of free speech on campus, extremist speech and online terrorism, hate speech, and issues of “fake news”. New material on cases including: Iancu v. Brunetti and Matal v. Tam Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission National Institute of Family and Life Advocates v. Becerra Substantial discussion of Trump v. Hawaii and the Bladensburg cross case Reorganization of the presentation of the role of impermissible purposes in Establishment Clause jurisprudence, in light of the (near) elimination of the Lemon test Professors and students will benefit from: Rigorous questions in the Notes Carefully selected and challenging excerpts from articles and books by leading First Amendment scholars Thoughtful organization of topics and cases designed to challenge students and to illuminate the evolution and current state of First Amendment jurisprudence
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 ...
The First Amendment
The Second Edition features major First Amendment cases that have come down since 2007: Arizona Christian School Tuition Organization v. Winn (taxpayer standing to challenge tax credits for religious schooling); Arizona Free Speech Club v.
Professor Steven H. Shiffrin argues that US free speech extremism is not the product of broad cultural factors, but rather political ideologies developed after the 1950s.
But when it comes to the flood of violent and vulgar media speech, there has been no change in First Amendment doctrines. This work proposes a government-facilitated private right to censor. Redisco
The First Amendment: Freedom of Speech
Shows that while the Supreme Court enforces some First Amendment rights vigorously, it often fails to protect ordinary citizens' expressive freedoms.
The book includes * An explanation of the origins of the First Amendment * A concise, chronological history of 50 legal cases, including many landmark decisions, involving the First Amendment in public schools * Answers to frequently asked ...
Bestselling author and critically acclaimed journalist Ellis Cose wades into the debate to reveal how this Constitutional right has been coopted by the wealthy and politically corrupt.
Explains the origin and history of the First Amendment, discussing its guarantee of freedom of the press, tracing its evolution, and containing firsthand accounts of press freedom challenges by top...