Friend of the court
Subtitle: on the front lines with the First Amendment
By: Floyd Abrams
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 473
ISBN-13: 9780300190878; 9780300205633
Subjects: Lawyers; United States. Supreme Court; United States; Freedom of expression; Biography; Constitution (United States)
Description: This collection of Abrams' writings gathers speeches, articles, debates, briefs, oral arguments, and testimony from his entire career. The writings illuminate topics of ongoing import: WikiLeaks, the correctness of the Citizens United case, journalist shield laws, and, not least, the responsibilities of the press.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The vice of censorship; title: The United States and the world; title: The First Amendment and national security; title: Presidents vs. the First Amendment; title: On libel and privacy; title: Copyright woes; title: Confidential sources; title: Citizens united; title: Assessing the press; title: Reflections.