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

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...)