1st Edition
Defending the First Commentary on First Amendment Issues and Cases
Edited By Joseph Russomanno
Copyright 2005
456 Pages
by
Routledge
228 Pages
by
Routledge
456 Pages
by
Routledge
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Defending the First provides a collection of new perspectives on the First Amendment in legal and communication contexts. Editor Joseph Russomanno brings together a roster of major figures who have participated in the shaping of First Amendment law over the past 30 years. Readers are taken into a realm of personal experience and analysis through the stories of these attorneys at the forefront of... Read more
Contents: N. Strossen, Foreword. Preface. J.A. Barron, Creating a New First Amendment Right: Miami Herald Publishing Co. v. Tornillo and the Story of Access to the Media. E.C. Rothenberg, Whose First Amendment? Cohen v. Cowles Media Co. D. Johnston, Freedom of Speech: A Casualty of War. M. Heins, The "Miracle" of Burstyn v. Wilson. E.J. Cleary, Suppressing Hateful Ideas by Force of Law: Reflections on R.A.V. v. St. Paul and Virginia v. Black. R.A. Smolla, Anatomy of an Oral Argument. B.S. Rogow, A First Amendment Life. P.M. Smith, The First Amendment in the Age of the Internet: The U.S. Supreme Court Takes on the Challenge of a New Communication Medium. J.B. Morris, Jr., The Past, Present, and Future of Internet Censorship and Free Speech Advocacy.
Biography
Joseph Russomanno
"All nine of the chapters by different lawyers are interesting....takes the readers on a fascinating legal journey through thorny legal questions....The book is well footnoted and includes a four page alphabetized Table of Cases. It would be an excellent supplemental reader for communications , media law, and media history cases....a valuable scholarly addition"
—Communication Research Trends
