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1	Perilous Times: Free Speech in Wartime from the Sedition Act of 1798 to the War on Terrorism more books like this by Geoffrey R Stone add to wishlist Through a close analysis of six eras in American history when free speech was curtailed by the state, a legal scholar examines governmental power, the checks and balances provided by the courts, and a common thread of presidents using their power to stifle dissent during wartime. Professor Geoffrey Stone questions whether the Bill of Rights really ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $9.79! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Why We Whisper: Restoring Our Right to Say It's Wrong more books like this by Jim Demint, J David Woodard add to wishlist Why Whisper? calls on Americans who believe in traditional values to resist the urge to stay silent and thus safe under the shameless onslaught of pressure, intimidation, and ridicule from the San Francisco-loving, NY Times reading, multicultural, anti-business, French-first, tree-hugging secular progressives and liberal political elites. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.00! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Democracy and the Problem of Free Speech more books like this by Cass R Sunstein add to wishlist The right to free speech is invoked to protect an astonishing range of activities, a range that seems to expand every day. Newspapers publish the names of rape victims, flags are burned, pornography flourishes, and all of these controversial actions are protected under the constitutional right of free speech. The Supreme Court increasingly decides ... see all copies from $2.14! new only from $13.13! \| first editions \| SVS
4	War and Liberty: An American Dilemma: 1790 to the Present more books like this by Geoffrey R Stone add to wishlist Award-winning author Stone has created an in-depth examination of how constitutional rights have fared under the current president, and reveals how the government has suppressed civil liberties in times of war throughout American history. see all copies from $2.25! new only from $2.25!
5	Shut Up, America!: The End of Free Speech more books like this by Brad O'Leary add to wishlist Can you be trusted with free speech? Many politicians in Washington dont think so. They see your right to free speech as a threat to their seat in power. In this hard-hitting book, bestselling author Brad OLeary exposes the frightening movement afoot th see all copies from $2.20! new only from $2.40! \| SVS
6	There's No Such Thing as Free Speech: And It's a Good Thing Too more books like this by Stanley Fish add to wishlist In an era when much of what passes for debate is merely moral posturing - traditional family values versus the cultural elite, free speech versus censorship - the terms 'liberal' and 'politically correct', are used with as much dismissive scorn by the right as 'reactionary' and 'fascist' are by the left. In There's No Such Thing as Free Speech, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $12.95! \| first editions \| SVS
7	Free Speech in an Open Society more books like this by Rodney A Smolla add to wishlist This grand tour of First Amendment law underlines the intimate connection between free expression and democratic values as it leads us through the most treacherous and emotionally charged cases in American jurisprudence. "Intellectually venturesome. . . ".--"The New York Times Book Review". see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.45! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
8	Speaking Our Minds: Conversations with the People Behind Landmark First Amendment Cases more books like this by Joseph Russomanno add to wishlist This oral history introduces the people involved with some of the most important 1st Amendment law cases in recent times. It is aimed at students and scholars of media law and 1st Amendment issues. see all copies from $55.08! new only from $59.80! \| first editions
9	The First Amendment: Live Recordings and Transcripts of the Oral Arguments Made Before the Supreme Court in Sixteen Key First Amendment Cases more books like this by Peter H Irons (Editor) add to wishlist This sequel to the bestselling MAY IT PLEASE THE COURT focuses on sixteen key First Amendment cases illustrating the most controversial debates over issues of free speech, freedom of the press, and the right to assemble. Includes actual oral arguments made before the Supreme Court by well-known attorneys, along with transcripts placing speakers ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
10	Democracy's Prisoner: Eugene V. Debs, the Great War, and the Right to Dissent more books like this by Dr. Ernest Freeberg add to wishlist In 1920, socialist leader Eugene V. Debs ran for president while serving a ten-year jail term for speaking against America's role in World War I. Though many called Debs a traitor, others praised him as a prisoner of conscience, a martyr to the cause of free speech. Nearly a million Americans agreed, voting for a man whom the government had ... see all copies from $17.75! new only from $18.42! \| SVS
11 view cover	Law of Internet Speech more books like this by Madeleine Schachter add to wishlist see all copies from $3.41! new only from $3.41!
12 view cover	Free Speech in Its Forgotten Years, 1870-1920 more books like this by David M Rabban, Christopher Tomlins (Editor) add to wishlist A historical account of the development of American law from the end of Reconstruction to the end of the First World War. Rabban, a professor at the University of Texas Law School, argues that this was an era when the First Amendment guarantees of freedom of speech were repeatedly and consistently violated by restrictive laws, which were ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Copyright's Paradox more books like this by Neil Weinstock Netanel add to wishlist The United States Supreme Court famously labeled copyright "the engine of free expression" because it provides a vital economic incentive for much of the literature, commentary, music, art, and film that makes up our public discourse. Yet today's greatly expanded copyright law often does the opposite--it can be used to quash news reporting, ... see all copies from $21.00! new only from $21.00! \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Eloquence and Reason: Creating a First Amendment Culture more books like this by Robert L Tsai add to wishlist This provocative book presents a theory of the First Amendment's development. During the twentieth century, Americans gained trust in its commitments, turned the First Amendment into an instrument for social progress, and exercised their rhetorical freedom to create a common language of rights.Robert Tsai explains that the guarantees of the First ... see all copies from $22.45! new only from $33.63! \| SVS
15 view cover	Communication Law: The Supreme Court and the First Amendment more books like this by Joseph J Hemmer add to wishlist Designed as an introductory textbook for communication law courses in journalism, communication, and political science departments, "Communication Law" addresses some of the most pressing First Amendment questions and issues. see all copies from $12.90! new only from $12.90!
16 view cover	Finding Jefferson: A Lost Letter, a Remarkable Discovery, and the First Amendment in an Age of Terrorism more books like this by Professor Alan M Dershowitz add to wishlist The number 1 "New York Times" bestselling author, Harvard Law School professor, and tireless defender of civil liberties unearths a little-known letter by his hero, Thomas Jefferson, and shares its secrets. The letter illuminates Jefferson's views on freedom of speech in a way that has important implications for the country today, particularly in ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| SVS
17 view cover	Fighting Words: Individuals, Communities, and Liberties of Speech more books like this by Kent Greenawalt add to wishlist Should "hate speech" be made a criminal offense, or does the First Amendment oblige Americans to permit the use of epithets directed against a person's race, religion, ethnic origin, gender, or sexual preference? Does a campus speech code enhance or degrade democratic values? When someone burns an American flag or a draft card to express dismay ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.00! \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	The Tolerant Society more books like this by Lee C Bollinger add to wishlist The First Amendment provides Americans with a far broader protection of free speech than that available in any other Western democracy, Lee Bollinger notes, and yet other democracies are not seen as significantly less open or more restrictive that the United States. Why do Americans guarantee people the right to advocate the overthrow of the ... see all copies from $5.17! new only from $34.97! \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	Critiquing Free Speech more books like this by Matthew D Bunker add to wishlist This monograph addresses free speech, arguing that, while interdisciplary approaches can be useful, legal scholars must avoid distorting issues by using vocabularies and tools that do not reflect complexities of the First Amendment. see all copies from $5.17! new only from $42.90! \| first editions
20 view cover	Free Speech more books like this by Scott Barbour add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| SVS
21 view cover	Censoring the Web more books like this by Kathryn Kolbert (Editor), Zak Mettger (Editor) add to wishlist Prominent attorneys debate Web censorship and school vouchers in the first of a compelling new book-and-CD series inspired by the popular National Public Radio program "Justice Talking." see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	Patriotic Correctness: Academic Freedom and Its Enemies more books like this by John K Wilson add to wishlist After 9/11, liberal professors and students faced an onslaught of attacks on their patriotism and academic freedom. In a lively narrative this book tells the story of attacks on academic freedom in the past five years. It highlights nationally prominent and lesser known cases, drawing upon media reports, university documents, and reports and ... see all copies from $12.68! new only from $24.04! \| signed copies \| SVS
23 view cover	The Death of Free Speech: How Our Broken National Dialogue Has Killed the Truth and Divided America more books like this by John J Ziegler add to wishlist Radio talking head Ziegler has been fired numerous times in his career for using language or terms deemed inappropriate. He talks about how this works in a "free speech" society. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.70! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	People for and Against Restricted or Unrestricted Expression more books like this by John B Harer, Jeanne E Harrell add to wishlist Discover the different arguments surrounding issues of censorship and freedom of speech through the eyes of those who are actively involved. What are the issues that surround freedom of expression? What inspires people to take on the different causes surrounding filtering or free expression? How do people vary in their views on what the First ... see all copies from $11.90! new only from $21.33! \| first editions
25 view cover	Freedom of the Air and the Public Interest: First Amendment Rights in Broadcasting to 1935 more books like this by Louise M Benjamin add to wishlist A unique and definitive study of freedom-of-expression rights in electronic media from the 1920s through the mid-1930s, Louise M. Benjamin's "Freedom of the Air and the Public Interest: First Amendment Rights in Broadcasting to 1935" examines the evolution of free speech rights in early radio. Drawing on primary resources from sixteen archives ... see all copies from $18.99! new only from $18.99!

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