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A lively and controversial overview by the nation's most celebrated First Amendment lawyer of the unique protections for freedom of speech in America
Includes index.
Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- The soul of the First Amendment.
"A lively and controversial overview by the nation's most celebrated First Amendment lawyer of the unique protections for freedom of speech in America... The right of Americans to voice their beliefs without government approval or oversight is protected under what may well be the most honored and least understood addendum to the US Constitution: the First Amendment. Floyd Abrams, a noted lawyer and award-winning legal scholar specializing in First Amendment issues, examines the degree to which American law protects free speech more often, more intensely, and more controversially than is the case anywhere else in the world, including democratic nations such as Canada and England. In this lively, powerful, and provocative work, the author addresses legal issues from the adoption of the Bill of Rights through recent cases such as Citizens United. He also examines the repeated conflicts between claims of free speech and those of national security occasioned by the publication of classified material such as was contained in the Pentagon Papers and was made public by WikiLeaks and Edward Snowden"--Publisher's website.
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Publishers Weekly Review
Lawyer and First Amendment expert Abrams, whose resume includes representing the New York Times in the Pentagon Papers case and Sen. Mitch McConnell in Citizens United, explores the American right to free speech in this thoughtful and concise volume. Abrams assumes little prior knowledge from the reader, providing a useful history of the Founding Fathers' Constitutional debates around the topic as well as interesting analyses of contemporary applications. One example is the "so-called right to be forgotten," which allows negative information to be deleted from the Internet. Abrams stresses that even repugnant statements are more broadly protected in the U.S. speech than under many European democracies. He also explains why the identity of those asserting First Amendment claims should not be determinative. Many readers will find the most value in Abrams's discussion of Citizens United, and his justification for granting First Amendment protections to corporations in general, and not just media companies. Even those troubled by the Citizens United decision, which allowed more corporate money into U.S. elections, are likely to emerge with a greater understanding of the Supreme Court majority's logic in that controversial case. (Apr.) © Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.
CHOICE Review
Abrams is a significant figure in the fight for First Amendment liberties, having litigated many landmark cases, including the Pentagon Papers case and Citizens United,and having authored numerous defenses of those liberties in works such as Friend of the Court: On the Front Lines with the First Amendment (CH, Feb'14, 51-3510). Although the current book is relatively short (six chapters divided into three sections), it is packed with what Abrams refers to as his "ruminations" on constitutional law, especially freedom of expression. Starting with a history of the origins and language of the First Amendment, Abrams moves on to discuss how Canada, the UK , western Europe, and the US, alike in so many ways, diverge when it comes to the protection of hate speech, libel, and privacy. Following an excellent examination of Bridges v. California (1941), Abrams goes into some detail on the issue of campaign spending and his approval of Citizens United, which allowed unlimited spending in elections by corporations. In a final rumination the author muses on the more normative aspect of First Amendment rights, asking not what these rights are but how to exercise them responsibly. Summing Up: Highly recommended. All readership levels. --Michael Wayne Bowers, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
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Floyd Abrams has litigated First Amendment cases ranging from the Pentagon Papers case to Citizens United and has taught as a visiting lecturer at the Yale and Columbia Law Schools.
