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
... legislative branch " derives its power and authority from the Constitution " and " cannot overleap the bounds of it , without destroying its own foundation . " England had no writ- ten constitution and therefore no paramount law that ...
... legislative branch " derives its power and authority from the Constitution " and " cannot overleap the bounds of it , without destroying its own foundation . " England had no writ- ten constitution and therefore no paramount law that ...
Page xv
... ( legislative judgments of 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 ...
... ( legislative judgments of 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 ...
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... legislative authority of the Union must first make an act a crime , affix a punishment to it , and declare the Court that shall have jurisdiction of the offence . " 12 Hudson denied the ability of the federal government to prosecute ...
... legislative authority of the Union must first make an act a crime , affix a punishment to it , and declare the Court that shall have jurisdiction of the offence . " 12 Hudson denied the ability of the federal government to prosecute ...
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... legislators in the minority published their dissent , which is thought to have been written by Marshall . Marshall said of the Act that to " contend that there does not exist a power to punish writings coming within the description of ...
... legislators in the minority published their dissent , which is thought to have been written by Marshall . Marshall said of the Act that to " contend that there does not exist a power to punish writings coming within the description of ...
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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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