Speaking Freely: Trials Of The First Admendment

Abrams

ISBN 10: 0670033758 / ISBN 13: 9780670033751

Published by Viking Pr, 2005

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1st Edition. As New, Text is like new, Light wear to cover from storage. Otherwise, As New 306 pages. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilo. Category: Politics & Government; ISBN: 0670033758. ISBN/EAN: 9780670033751. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 1561063989.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Speaking Freely: Trials Of The First Admendment
• Publisher: Viking Pr
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0670033758
• ISBN 13: 9780670033751
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition.
• Condition: As New
• Dust Jacket Condition: As New
• Seller catalogs:
  • Politics & Government

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Synopsis

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.

About the Author

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.