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Defending the First: Commentary on First Amendment Issues and Cases provides a collection of new perspectives on the First Amendment in legal and communication contexts. Editor Joseph Russomanno brings together a roster of major figures who have participated in the shaping of First Amendment law over the past 30 years. Readers are taken into a realm of personal experience and analysis through the stories of these attorneys at the forefront of the battle to defend the "First." The contributors to this volume--all of whom have argued cases before the Supreme Court--tell about their experiences appearing before the highest court in the United States. Some write many years after being there, while others offer insights from a more recent vantage point. One Supreme Court Attorney offers a historical analysis of a case replete with a variety of First Amendment issues. This work contributes to a deeper understanding of First Amendment issues and the types of expression that the First Amendment protects, and why these rights must be protected. In addition, it provides readers with the unique perspective of those who have been on the front lines of some of the most important and influential cases in this era. The challenges of presenting an argument in this venue become clear, and it is evident that understanding one's own case, its lineage, and its likely impact all become part of the formula for success. This distinctive collection provides personal and compelling insights into the making of communication law, and it will be engaging reading for students in communication law courses. It will also appeal to any reader interested in First Amendment law.
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DEFENDING THE FIRST
LEA’s Communication Series Jennings Bryant/Dolf Zillmann, General Editors Selected titles in Mass Communication (Alan Rubin, Advisory Editor) include:
Alexander/Owers/Carveth/Hollifield/Greco • Media Economics: Theory and Practice, Third Edition Bryant/Bryant • Television and the American Family, Second Edition Harris • A Cognitive Psychology of Mass Communication, Fourth Edition Kundanis • Children, Teens, Families, and Mass Media: The Millennial Generation Moore • Mass Communication Law and Ethics, Second Edition Palmer/Young • The Faces of Televisual Media: Teaching, Violence, Selling to Children, Second Edition Perse • Media Effects and Society Russomanno • Speaking Our Minds: Conversations With the People Behind Landmark First Amendment Cases Valkenburg • Children’s Responses to the Screen: A Media Psychological Approach Van Evra • Television and Child Development, Third Edition For a complete list of titles in LEA’s Communication Series, please contact Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Publishers at www.erlbaum.com
DEFENDING THE FIRST COMMENTARY ON FIRST AMENDMENT ISSUES AND CASES
Edited by
Joseph Russomanno Arizona State University
2005
LAWRENCE ERLBAUM ASSOCIATES, PUBLISHERS Mahwah, New Jersey London
Dedicated to the spirit of freedom of expression and to those willing to fight for it yesterday, today, and tomorrow. This edition published in the Taylor & Francis e-Library, 2008. “To purchase your own copy of this or any of Taylor & Francis or Routledge’s collection of thousands of eBooks please go to www.eBookstore.tandf.co.uk.” Copyright © 2005 by Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form, by photostat, microform, retrieval system, or any other means, without prior written permission of the publisher. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc., Publishers 10 Industrial Avenue Mahwah, New Jersey 07430 www.erlbaum.com Cover design by Sean Sciarrone Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Defending the First : commentary on First Amendment issues and cases / edited by Joseph Russomanno p. cm. Includes bibliographical re