First Amendment Law in a Nutshell
Authors:
Barron, Jerome A. / Dienes, C. Thomas
Edition:
4th
Copyright Date:
2009
- Publication Date: September 25th, 2008
- ISBN: 9780314177360
- Subject: First Amendment
- Series: Nutshells
- Type: Overviews
- Description: 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.
