The First Amendment

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Author(s):
  • Pamela S. Karlan
  • Geoffrey R. Stone
  • Louis Michael Seidman
  • Cass R. Sunstein
  • Mark V. Tushnet
Publish Date:
January 15, 2016
Publisher:
Wolters Kluwer
Format:
Book, Whole Edition 5
Citation(s):
  • Geoffrey R. Stone, Louis Michael Seidman, Cass R. Sunstein, Mark V. Tushnet, & Pamela S. Karlan, The First Amendment, 5th ed., New York: Wolters Kluwer, 2016.
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Abstract

From the same authorship team behind the highly successful Constitutional Law and among the leading casebooks in the field, The First Amendment provides a comprehensive and accessible review of speech and religion jurisprudence under the First Amendment. The eminent authorship team, whose members are distinguished both in teaching and scholarship, combines textual, historical, theoretical, and doctrinal approaches in an inclusive and creative survey of the essential elements of modern First Amendment doctrine. It has been completely updated to incorporate recent developments in the field, including campaign finance and government speech, and provides a broader discussion of modern First Amendment issues, including those related to modern technology.

Features:

  • Completely updated to incorporate recent developments in the field, including campaign finance and government speech
  • Broader discussion of modern First Amendment issues, including those related to modern technology
  • Updated notes and questions, including those placing the First Amendment in practice

New Cases Added:

  • United States v. Alvarez
  • Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church and School v. EEOC
  • Agency for International Development v. Alliance for Open Society International
  • McCutcheon v. Federal Election Commission
  • Walker v. Texas Div. Sons of Confederate Veterans, Inc