Freedom of Expression in the Supreme Court: The Defining CasesTerry Eastland 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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... limited the authority of the Crown — the Habeas Corpus Act of 1679 , the Bill of Rights of 1689 , and the Toleration Act of 1689. The American colonies , heirs to this rights tradition , advanced it by defining rights more precisely and ...
... limited the authority of the Crown — the Habeas Corpus Act of 1679 , the Bill of Rights of 1689 , and the Toleration Act of 1689. The American colonies , heirs to this rights tradition , advanced it by defining rights more precisely and ...
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... limited and enumerated powers , none of which invaded natural rights ; and that the Constitution was by its very design a bill of rights , as Alexander Hamilton argued in The Federalist . Nine states had to ratify the Constitution for ...
... limited and enumerated powers , none of which invaded natural rights ; and that the Constitution was by its very design a bill of rights , as Alexander Hamilton argued in The Federalist . Nine states had to ratify the Constitution for ...
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... limited the states . Even so , the question arose early in the nineteenth century as to whether the Bill of Rights also re- strained the states , and in the 1833 case Barron v . Baltimore the Supreme Court held that it applied only to ...
... limited the states . Even so , the question arose early in the nineteenth century as to whether the Bill of Rights also re- strained the states , and in the 1833 case Barron v . Baltimore the Supreme Court held that it applied only to ...
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... limited . No prior restraint meant that a publisher could publish freely , but what he published might still be punishable . This distinction between liberty and license ( defined as the abuse of liberty ) was made plain by William ...
... limited . No prior restraint meant that a publisher could publish freely , but what he published might still be punishable . This distinction between liberty and license ( defined as the abuse of liberty ) was made plain by William ...
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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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