A First Amendment profile of the Supreme Court
By: edited by Craig R. Smith
Publisher: John Cabot University Press; Distributed by Unversity of Delaware Press
Published: 2011
Place of publication: [Rome]; Lanham, Md
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781611493610; 9781611493627
Subjects: United States; Judicial process; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Ideologies / Democracy; United States. Supreme Court
Description: "A First Amendment Profile of the Supreme Courti focuses on the nine justices of the United States Supreme Court and determines their frames for assessing First Amendment cases. In each of the chapters, a justice will be profiled in terms of his or her claims during the nomination hearings and the positions they have taken in significant Supreme Court decisions. The object of these chapters is to provide a rhetorical frame that each of these justices would find appealing regarding First Amendment case law"--

"This book builds on Cicero's foundation by examining the Supreme Court of the United States in terms of how each justice determines his or her position in First Amendment cases. In addition, the profiles drawn in this study can help future Ciceros win their cases before the sitting Court"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.