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The fight for free speech : ten cases that define our First Amendment freedoms / Ian Rosenberg.

Rosenberg, Ian, (author.).

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""The Fight for Free Speech" explores ten cases that define First Amendment freedoms"-- Provided by publisher.

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  • ISBN: 9781479801565
  • ISBN: 1479801569
  • Physical Description: 299 pages ; 24 cm
  • Publisher: New York : New York University Press, 2021.

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Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Introduction -- The Women's March and the marketplace of ideas -- Take a knee and the Pledge of Allegiance -- Libel, actual malice, and the civil rights movement -- Student speech from National School Walkout Day to the Vietnam War -- Stormy Daniels and the Pentagon Papers -- Flipping off the president and fuck the draft -- Seven dirty words, Samantha Bee, and indecency -- Saturday Night Live, Hustler, and the power of parody -- Nazis in Charlottesville, funeral protests, and speakers we hate -- Social media, public parks and the 'vast democratic forums of the Internet' -- Afterword.
Subject: Freedom of speech > United States.

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  • 8 of 8 copies available at Missouri Evergreen. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at North Kansas City.

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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
North Kansas City Public Library 342.7308 ROSENBERG 2021 (Text) 0001002434577 Nonfiction Available -

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The Fight for Free Speech : Ten Cases That Define Our First Amendment Freedoms
The Fight for Free Speech : Ten Cases That Define Our First Amendment Freedoms
by Rosenberg, Ian
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The Fight for Free Speech : Ten Cases That Define Our First Amendment Freedoms


A user's guide to understanding contemporary free speech issues in the United States Americans today are confronted by a barrage of questions relating to their free speech freedoms. What are libel laws, and do they need to be changed to stop the press from lying? Does Colin Kaepernick have the right to take a knee? Can Saturday Night Live be punished for parody? While citizens are grappling with these questions, they generally have nowhere to turn to learn about the extent of their First Amendment rights. The Fight for Free Speech answers this call with an accessible, engaging user's guide to free speech. Media lawyer Ian Rosenberg distills the spectrum of free speech law down to ten critical issues. Each chapter in this book focuses on a contemporary free speech question--from student walkouts for gun safety to Samantha Bee's expletives, from Nazis marching in Charlottesville to the muting of adult film star Stormy Daniels-- and then identifies, unpacks, and explains the key Supreme Court case that provides the answers. Together these fascinating stories create a practical framework for understanding where our free speech protections originated and how they can develop in the future. As people on all sides of the political spectrum are demanding their right to speak and be heard, The Fight for Free Speech is a handbook for combating authoritarianism, protecting our democracy, and bringing an understanding of free speech law to all.

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