Jim Garrison's Bourbon Street brawl
Subtitle: the making of a First Amendment milestone
By: James A. Savage.
Publisher: University of Louisiana at Lafayette Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Lafayette, LA
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781887366953
Subjects: Garrison, Jim, -- 1921-1992 -- Trials, litigation, etc; Shaw, Clay, -- 1912?-; Kennedy, John F. -- 1917-1963 -- Assassination; United States; United States. -- Supreme Court; Trials (Libel) -- Louisiana -- New Orleans; Freedom of speech -- United States
Genres: Trials, litigation, etc
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Born on Bourbon Street : a landmark's shady beginnings; title: Judging the judges : a trial-but for whom?; title: Supreme stepping stone : a landmark takes shape; title: Supreme struggle : the justices confront Garrison; title: From self-doubt to "the essence of self-government" : the Supreme Court salvages Garrison v. Louisiana; title: Conclusion : what it meant : the legacy of Garrison v. Louisiana.