Emergence of a free press /
Levy, Leonard Williams,1923-
Chicago : Ivan R. Dee,
[2004]
Originally published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1985.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 351-372) and index.
Seditious libel versus freedom of expression -- The American Colonial experience -- A free press in the controversy with Britain -- Early English theory: from Milton to "Cato" -- The free press theory of the Zenger generation -- On the eve of the American Revolution -- From the Revolution to the First Amendment -- From the First Amendment to the Sedition Act -- The gestation of an American Libertarian theory -- The emergence of an American Libertarian theory.
Freedom of the press