A First Amendment profile of the Supreme Court / edited by Craig R. Smith.

"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"-- Provided by publisher.

"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"-- Provided by publisher.

Includes bibliographical references.

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1 Introduction, Methodology, and Overview -- Various Modalities: A Discussion -- Conclusions -- Notes -- 2 The Nomination Process -- Requiring the Advice and Consent of the Senate -- The Fortas Crisis -- Haynsworth and Carswell -- Nixon's Later Appointments -- The Nomination of Robert Bork -- The Thomas Nomination -- Conclusions -- Notes -- 3 Chief Justice Roberts -- Confirmation Hearings -- Morse v. Frederick -- Federal Election Commission v. Wisconsin Right to Life, Inc. -- Conclusions -- Notes -- 4 Associate Justice Stevens -- Symbolic Speech -- Political Speech -- Obscenity -- Other First Amendment Cases -- Conclusions -- Notes -- 5 Associate Justice Scalia -- Historical -- Precedential -- Structural -- Appealing to Justice Scalia -- Conclusions -- Notes -- 6 Associate Justice Kennedy -- Ethical Arguments -- Textual Arguments -- Precedential Arguments -- Prudential Arguments -- Conclusions -- Notes -- 7 Associate Justice Souter -- Souter's Nomination Hearings -- Rosenberger and the Historic Modality -- Garcetti and the Doctrinal Modality -- Cohen and the Prudential Modality -- Conclusions -- Introducing Associate Justice Sotomayor -- Notes -- 8 Associate Justice Breyer -- Precedential Rhetoric -- Ethical Arguments -- Prudential Reasoning -- Conclusions -- Notes -- 9 Associate Justice Ginsburg -- Precedential Reasoning -- Ethical Reasoning -- Conclusions -- Notes -- 10 Associate Justice Thomas -- Historical Rhetoric -- Precedential Arguments -- Prudential Arguments -- Conclusions -- Notes -- 11 Associate Justice Alito -- Confirmation Hearings -- Hein Ruling -- Davis Ruling -- Conclusions -- Notes -- 12 Conclusion -- Notes -- Index of Major First Amendment Supreme Court Cases Cited in this Study -- About the Editor and Contributors -- Editor -- Contributors.

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