The First Amendment, Freedom of the Press: Its Constitutional History and the Contempory Debate by Epps, Garrett
The First Amendment, Freedom of the Press: Its Constitutional History and the Contempory Debate by Epps, Garrett

The First Amendment, Freedom of the Press: Its Constitutional History and the Contempory Debate

The press in the United States is freer than in any other country in the world, and...
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The First Amendment, Freedom of the Press: Its Constitutional History and the Contempory Debate by Epps, Garrett

The First Amendment, Freedom of the Press: Its Constitutional History and the Contempory Debate

BD$30.23
The First Amendment, Freedom of the Press: Its Constitutional History and the Contempory Debate by Epps, Garrett

The First Amendment, Freedom of the Press: Its Constitutional History and the Contempory Debate

BD$30.23
Author: Garrett Epps
Format: Paperback
Language: English
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The press in the United States is freer than in any other country in the world, and virtually any in history. American courts give critics of society and government extraordinary freedom to disseminate views that are unpopular, subversive, and even hateful. How did freedom of the press evolve over the centuries, what values does American press freedom claim to serve today, and what challenges will this right face in the twenty-first century? These are some of the important questions addressed in this scholarly but accessible volume on one of our most important freedoms guaranteed by the First Amendment.Award-winning legal scholar Garrett Epps has selected significant historical and contemporary articles in addition to a sampling of key cases on freedom of the press in this outstanding collection. Beginning with a history of the idea of press freedom in England and America, he includes classic essays by John Milton, Thomas Jefferson, and John Stuart Mill, among others. A selection of landmark cases follows, which span the twentieth century and include such major issues as censorship vs. national security, reporters' protected sources, the definition of obscenity, and other issues. A section of contemporary essays includes contributions by Justice Hugo Black, Justice Potter Stewart, Alexander Meiklejohn, Robert Bork, and others.In conclusion, Epps offers brief selections from other cultures on freedom of the press and he examines the unprecedented challenges to a free press in the twenty-first century from a global Internet culture that allows information to cross all borders and makes the definition of journalism fuzzy.

Author: Garrett Epps
Publisher: Prometheus Books
Published: 12/01/2008
Pages: 366
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.05lbs
Size: 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9781591025634

About the Author
Garrett Epps (Eugene, OR) is the Orlando John & Marian H. Hollis Professor of Law at the University of Oregon School of Law. He is the author of Democracy Reborn: The Fourteenth Amendment and the Fight for Equal Rights in Post-Civil War America; To an Unknown God: Religious Freedom on Trial; two novels; and many scholarly articles.
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