Freedom of Expression in the Supreme Court: The Defining CasesTerry Eastland Rowman & Littlefield, 2000 - 397 pages In Freedom of Expression in the Supreme Court, Terry Eastland brings together the Court's leading First Amendment cases, some 60 in all, starting with Schenck v. United States (1919) and ending with Reno v. American Civil Liberties Union (1998). Complete with a comprehensive introduction, pertinent indices and a useful bibliography, Freedom of Expression in the Supreme Court offers the general and specialized reader alike a thorough treatment of the Court's understanding on the First Amendment's speech, press, assembly, and petition clauses. |
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Page xiv
... individual rights , and in the seventeenth century Par- liament passed a series of " rights " measures that limited ... individuals who already had formed a civil society . The merits of many of these rights— such as those for the ...
... individual rights , and in the seventeenth century Par- liament passed a series of " rights " measures that limited ... individuals who already had formed a civil society . The merits of many of these rights— such as those for the ...
Page xv
... individual guilt and impositions of criminal penalties without judicial proceedings ) and ex post facto laws ( which criminalized an activity after its occurrence ) . Still the state constitutions went fur- ther than the federal ...
... individual guilt and impositions of criminal penalties without judicial proceedings ) and ex post facto laws ( which criminalized an activity after its occurrence ) . Still the state constitutions went fur- ther than the federal ...
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... individuals is still left free : the abuse only of that free will is the object of legal punishment . In the states , obscenity was an object of legal punishment . So was — and this is a major chap- ter in First Amendment history ...
... individuals is still left free : the abuse only of that free will is the object of legal punishment . In the states , obscenity was an object of legal punishment . So was — and this is a major chap- ter in First Amendment history ...
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... individuals , including public officials , who thought they had been defamed went to court to invoke the law's protection . The states typically in- corporated Zengerian principles into their libel laws , with some requiring that ...
... individuals , including public officials , who thought they had been defamed went to court to invoke the law's protection . The states typically in- corporated Zengerian principles into their libel laws , with some requiring that ...
Page xxvi
... individuals to make promises in the state of nature that are binding upon them . It is protected by Article I's prohibition of laws ( though only those enacted by the states , not those of the federal government ) " impairing the ...
... individuals to make promises in the state of nature that are binding upon them . It is protected by Article I's prohibition of laws ( though only those enacted by the states , not those of the federal government ) " impairing the ...
Contents
V | xxix |
VI | 5 |
VII | 10 |
VIII | 18 |
IX | 22 |
X | 24 |
XIII | 30 |
XIV | 34 |
XLIV | 183 |
XLV | 190 |
XLVII | 193 |
XLVIII | 196 |
L | 207 |
LI | 216 |
LII | 233 |
LIII | 238 |
XV | 37 |
XVII | 43 |
XVIII | 45 |
XX | 49 |
XXI | 52 |
XXII | 54 |
XXIII | 63 |
XXIV | 71 |
XXV | 77 |
XXVI | 86 |
XXVII | 94 |
XXVIII | 100 |
XXIX | 105 |
XXXI | 110 |
XXXII | 121 |
XXXIII | 131 |
XXXIV | 135 |
XXXV | 142 |
XXXVI | 146 |
XXXVII | 153 |
XXXVIII | 156 |
XL | 164 |
XLI | 166 |
XLII | 171 |
XLIII | 176 |
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