Defending the First : commentary on the First Amendment issues and cases / edited by Joseph Russomanno.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

1. Creating a new first amendment right: Miami Herald Publishing Co. v. Tornillo and the story of access to the media / Jerome A. Barron -- 2. Whose first amendment? Cohen v. Cowles Media Co. / Elliot C. Rothenberg -- 3. Freedom of speech: a casualty of war / Dan Johnson -- 4. The "miracle" of Burstyn v. Wilson / Marjorie Heins -- 5. Suppressing hateful ideas by force of law: reflections on R.A.V. v. St. Paul and Virginia v. Black / Edward J. Cleary -- 6. Anatomy of an oral argument / Rodney A. Smolla -- 7. A first amendment life / Bruce S. Rogow -- 8. The first amendment in the age of the internet: the U.S. supreme court takes on the challenge of a new communication medium / Paul M. Smith -- 9. The past, present, and future of internet censorship and free speech advocacy / John B. Morris, Jr.

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A collection of perspectives on the First Amendment in legal and communication contexts. Editor Joseph Russomanno brings together those who have participated in the shaping of First Amendment. Readers are taken into a realm of personal experience and analysis through the stories of attorneys at the forefront of the battle to defend the "First.

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