Bibliograph

Friend of the court, on the front lines with the First Amendment, Floyd Abrams

Type

Label

Friend of the court, on the front lines with the First Amendment, Floyd Abrams

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Friend of the court

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

Floyd Abrams

Sub title

on the front lines with the First Amendment

Summary

This collection of Abrams's writings gathers speeches, articles, debates, briefs, oral arguments, and testimony from his entire career. The writings illuminate topics of ongoing import: WikiLeaks, the correctness of the Citizens United case, journalist shield laws, and, not least, the responsibilities of the press

Table Of Contents

The vice of censorship -- The United States and the world -- The First Amendment and national security -- Presidents vs. the First Amendment -- On libel and privacy -- Copyright woes -- Confidential sources -- Citizens United -- Assessing the press -- Reflections

Target audience

adult

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