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Author Turner, William Bennett.

Title Figures of speech : first amendment heroes and villains / William Bennett Turner ; foreword by Anthony Lewis
Published Sausalito, CA : PoliPointPress ; [La Vergne, Tenn.] : Distributed by Ingram Publisher Services, ©2011

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Description 1 online resource (xiii, 215 pages) : illustrations
Contents Yetta Stromberg -- Jehovah's Witnesses -- Dannie Martin -- Raymond Procunier and Robert H. Schnacke -- Earl Caldwell -- Richard Hongisto -- Clarence Brandenburg -- Larry Flynt -- Clinton Fein and the ACLU
Summary Recounting controversial First Amendment cases from the Red Scare era to Citizens United, William Bennett Turner?a Berkeley law professor who has argued three cases before the Supreme Court?shows how we?ve arrived at our contemporary understanding of free speech. His strange cast of heroes and villains, some drawn from cases he has litigated, includes Communists, Jehovah?s Witnesses, Ku Klux Klansmen, the world?s leading pornographer, prison wardens, dogged reporters, federal judges, a computer whiz, and a countercultural comedian. This is a fascinating look at how the scope of our First Amendment freedoms has evolved and the colorful characters behind some of the most important legal decisions of modern times.?Turner tells fascinating stories of unlikely heroes and explains difficult legal issues clearly and concisely, educating and entertaining at the same time.??Elizabeth Farnsworth, The PBS News Hour
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references [p. 193-204] and index
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Subject United States. Constitution. 1st Amendment.
SUBJECT Constitution (United States) fast
Subject Freedom of speech -- United States
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Freedom & Security -- Civil Rights.
POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Political Freedom & Security -- Human Rights.
Freedom of speech
United States
Form Electronic book
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