Congress shall make no law : the First Amendment, unprotected expression, and the Supreme Court /

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Author / Creator:O'Brien, David M., author.
Imprint:Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield, [2010]
©2010
Description:1 online resource (xiii, 136 pages).
Language:English
Series:Free expression in America series
Free expression in America series.
Subject:Freedom of expression -- United States.
Freedom of speech -- United States.
Libel and slander -- United States.
Hate speech -- United States.
Obscenity (Law) -- United States.
LAW -- Constitutional.
LAW -- Public.
Freedom of expression.
Freedom of speech.
Hate speech.
Libel and slander.
Obscenity (Law)
United States.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11098599
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Other authors / contributors:Collins, Ronald K. L.
ISBN:9781442205123
1442205121
9781442205109
1442205105
9786613163455
6613163457
Digital file characteristics:data file
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
English.
Print version record.
Summary:The First Amendment declares "Congress shall make no law ... abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press." Yet, Congress and the states have sought repeatedly to curb these freedoms. The Supreme Court of the United States in turn gradually expanded First Amendment protection for freedom of expression but also defined certain categories of expression: obscenity, defamation, commercial speech, and disruptive expression-as constitutionally unprotected. From the Alien and Sedition Act of 1798 to the most recent cases to come before the Supreme Court, noted legal scholar David M. O'Brien provides the first comprehensive examination of these exceptions to the absolute command of the First Amendment.
Other form:Print version: O'Brien, David M. Congress shall make no law. Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield, ©2010 9781442205109