Speaking Freely: Trials of the First Amendment

An eminent First Amendment litigator cites recent events that have challenged America's freedom of expression, from the Patriot Act to the media's growing role in everyday lifestyles, recounting eight landmark cases that took place during the author's career in order to cast light on the importance of protecting the nation's constitutional right to free speech. 50,000 first printing.

Floyd Abrams is a partner at Cahill, Gordon & Reindel in New York City. Described by Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan as the “most significant First Amendment lawyer of our age,” Abrams is currently the William J. Brennan Visiting Professor at the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.