Speaking Freely - Signed Trials of the First Amendment

Floyd Abrams

ISBN 10: 0670033758 / ISBN 13: 9780670033751

Published by Viking, NY, 2005

About this Item

Viking, NY, 2005, 306 pgs. First/First edition, in Near Fine/Near Fine condition,with a bit of edgewear/shelfwear and light soiling. Otherwise tight, square, clean, and unclipped (please review photos). The Author has Signed on title pg. A long time legal advocate for uncensored expression shares some of the major cases of his career that have involved First Amendment protections. All books bubble wrapped and shipped promptly in a box. White boards with gold lettering.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Speaking Freely - Signed Trials of the First Amendment
• Publisher: Viking, NY
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0670033758
• ISBN 13: 9780670033751
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: First/First.
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Modern non-fiction
  • Politics
  • History

About this title

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.