The First Amendment: A Contemporary Approach (Interactive Casebook Series) - Hardcover

Garfield, Alan; Smolla, Rodney

 
9781685612436: The First Amendment: A Contemporary Approach (Interactive Casebook Series)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 1685612431 ISBN 13: 9781685612436
Publisher: West Academic Publishing, 2024

Synopsis

This Interactive Casebook makes the study of First Amendment jurisprudence engaging and meaningful, while ensuring student learning is maximally effective. Highlights:
 

  • Builds solid foundation: Introductory chapters review fundamental concepts such as who the First Amendment restrains, what it protects, and why a rich jurisprudence is needed to mediate tensions between expressive and religious liberties and competing concerns.
  • Highlights value choices: Chapters are organized around value choices judges confront when balancing speech and religious interests against interests like safety, equality, reputation, and privacy.
  • Draws comparisons: Comparative examples illuminate the oppression in countries that lack freedom of speech and religion and illustrate how democracies vary in their treatment of these rights.
  • Stays current: Contemporary topics―from regulating social media to revenge porn, book bans, and restrictions on teaching critical race theory―impress students with the First Amendment’s continuing relevance.
  • Reinforces learning: Numerous “You Be the Judge” and “You Be the Lawyer” exercises provide opportunities to apply newly acquired knowl(more...)

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Publisher
West Academic Publishing
Publication date
2024
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1685612431
ISBN 13 
9781685612436
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
998