First Amendment law in a nutshell /
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| Author / Creator: | Barron, Jerome A. |
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| Edition: | 4th ed. |
| Imprint: | St. Paul, MN : Thomson/West, c2008. |
| Description: | xxxvii, 584 p. ; 19 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | West nutshell series Nutshell series. |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/7310428 |
| Summary: | This product provides a short and readable source for individuals interested in constitutional law, First Amendment law, and communications law. It is divided into four parts: the history, methodology, and philosophical foundations of the First Amendment; topics such as First Amendment issues that arise in cable television and in regulating children's access to the Internet; issues in First Amendment law such as the public forum doctrine, the compelled speech doctrine, and the free expression rights of government employees; and the text, history, and theory of the religion clauses, chronicling the ongoing battle in the Supreme Court between accommodationists and separationists. |
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| Physical Description: | xxxvii, 584 p. ; 19 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographic references and index |
| ISBN: | 9780314177360 0314177361 |