Friend of the Court
On the Front Lines with the First Amendment
Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Law, Torts, Constitutional
| Author: | Floyd Abrams, Karen Gantz Zahler Literary Management | ISBN: | 9780300195033 |
| Publisher: | Yale University Press | Publication: | June 4, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Yale University Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Floyd Abrams, Karen Gantz Zahler Literary Management |
| ISBN: | 9780300195033 |
| Publisher: | Yale University Press |
| Publication: | June 4, 2013 |
| Imprint: | Yale University Press |
| Language: | English |
Since 1971, when the Pentagon Papers were leaked to the New York Times and furious debate over First Amendment rights ensued, free-speech cases have emerged in rapid succession. Floyd Abrams has been on the front lines of nearly every one of these major cases, which is also to say that, more than any other person, he has forged this country’s legal understanding of free speech. Litigating everything from national-security and prior-restraint issues to controversies concerning the law of libel and attempts by local officials to censor art, Abrams has worked devotedly to protect the First Amendment, the crown jewel” of America’s Constitution.
Since 1971, when the Pentagon Papers were leaked to the New York Times and furious debate over First Amendment rights ensued, free-speech cases have emerged in rapid succession. Floyd Abrams has been on the front lines of nearly every one of these major cases, which is also to say that, more than any other person, he has forged this country’s legal understanding of free speech. Litigating everything from national-security and prior-restraint issues to controversies concerning the law of libel and attempts by local officials to censor art, Abrams has worked devotedly to protect the First Amendment, the crown jewel” of America’s Constitution.
