Expert authors summarize the principles set forth in case law and explore the philosophical foundations of First Amendment law. Current theories are examined to explain the rationale behind constitutional protection for free expression and freedom of religion. The debate between separationists and religious accommodationists in establishment clause jurisprudence is featured in this text as well.
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"Congress shall make no law...," but on this subject at least, the Supreme Court gets to do pretty much whatever it wants. First Amendment doctrine is notoriously serpentine and challenging. While this nutshell doesn't change that, it does explain the law in a crisp, well-organized fashion, with a good balance of case summary and explanation/analysis. The authors are concise without dumbing down the law. While there are big treatises out there for practitioners or for in-depth reference use (e.g., Smolla and Nimmer), there aren't very many First Amendment study aids out there. I think this one is the best.
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A literalist reading the First Amendment would conclude that only Congress is subject to its prohibitions. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
compelling interest analysis, antiestablishment principle, commercial newsracks, religiously neutral law, secondary effects doctrine, antiestablishment clause, compelled association, low value speech, definitional balancing, paid circulators, endorsement test, incitement test, unprotected obscenity, impermissible effect, limited public forum, core political speech, traditional public forum, electoral spending, strict scrutiny standard, impermissible establishment, prior restraint doctrine, nonpublic forum, strict scrutiny review, overbreadth challenge, present danger doctrine Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Justice Brennan, United States, New York, Central Hudson, Justice White, Justice Scalia, Justice O'Connor, Justice Kennedy, Chief Justice Burger, Justice Stevens, Chief Justice Rehnquist, Justice Powell, Justice Blackmun, Justice Souter, Justice Marshall, Virginia Pharmacy, Justice Breyer, Justice Thomas, Communist Party, Puerto Rico, Fourteenth Amendment, Justice Stewart, Nebraska Press, Republican Party, Chief Justice Warren New!
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compelling interest analysis, antiestablishment principle, commercial newsracks, religiously neutral law, secondary effects doctrine, antiestablishment clause, compelled association, low value speech, definitional balancing, paid circulators, endorsement test, incitement test, unprotected obscenity, impermissible effect, limited public forum, core political speech, traditional public forum, electoral spending, strict scrutiny standard, impermissible establishment, prior restraint doctrine, nonpublic forum, strict scrutiny review, overbreadth challenge, present danger doctrine Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Justice Brennan, United States, New York, Central Hudson, Justice White, Justice Scalia, Justice O'Connor, Justice Kennedy, Chief Justice Burger, Justice Stevens, Chief Justice Rehnquist, Justice Powell, Justice Blackmun, Justice Souter, Justice Marshall, Virginia Pharmacy, Justice Breyer, Justice Thomas, Communist Party, Puerto Rico, Fourteenth Amendment, Justice Stewart, Nebraska Press, Republican Party, Chief Justice Warren New!
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- The First Amendment by Louis M. Seidman on 7 pages
- Riverside County by Automobile Club of Southern California in Front Matter, and page 417
- Tribe's American Constitutional Law, 3D (University Textbook Series) by Laurence H. Tribe on page 36, and page 274
- Fanny Hill (Penguin Popular Classics) by John Cleland in Front Matter, and page 103
- First Amendment (Stargate SG-1, Book 3) by Ashley McConnell on page 443, and page 542
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- Speech Rights in America: The First Amendment, Democracy, and the Media (History of Communication) by Laura Stein in Back Matter
- Illness and Culture in the Postmodern Age by David B. Morris in Back Matter
- A Spiritual Audit of Corporate America: A Hard Look at Spirituality, Religion, and Values in the Workplace (J-B Warren Bennis Series) by Ian Mitroff in Back Matter
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