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Author
Publisher
Amistad, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
194 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"Free speech has long been one of American's most revered freedoms. Yet now, more than ever, free speech is reshaping America's social and political landscape even as it is coming under attack. Bestselling author and critically acclaimed journalist Ellis Cose wades into the debate to reveal how this Constitutional right has been coopted by the wealthy and politically corrupt. It is no coincidence that historically huge disparities in income have occurred...
Author
Publisher
Basic Books
Pub. Date
c2007
Physical Desc
xv, 221 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
More than any other people on earth, Americans are free to say and write what they think. The media can air the secrets of the White House, the boardroom, or the bedroom with little fear of punishment or penalty. The reason for this extraordinary freedom is not a superior culture of tolerance, but just fourteen words in our most fundamental legal document: the free expression clauses of the First Amendment to the Constitution. In Lewis's telling,...
Author
Publisher
Post Hill Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Physical Desc
xxxi, 235 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Political correctness has ripped through America, turning life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness into lifelessness, suppression and the pursuit of mediocrity. Meanwhile, Europe is in its death throes, completely infected by the political correctness disease. Australian Nick Adams believes only America has the cure. But the race is on. Will America be able to save itself in time, and lead a stunning turnaround–or will it succumb to a European...
Author
Publisher
Capstone Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 online resource (32 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color).
Language
English
Description
Examines the causes that the First Amendment in the Bill of Rights was created for, and offers examples of its effects throughout history. Includes a glossary, resources for further information, fact boxes, text-related questions, and color photographs.
Author
Publisher
Crown Publishers
Pub. Date
2013
Physical Desc
ix, 518 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Alan Dershowitz has been called the "winningest appellate criminal defense lawyer in history." He has led or been part of the defense team for such storied clients as Bill Clinton, Julian Assange, O. J. Simpson, Claus von Bülow, Mia Farrow, Jeffrey MacDonald, Patty Hearst, Mike Tyson, and many more. Here, for the first time, Dershowitz writes about his evolution as a lawyer--how within a few short years he changed from a C-minus student in Yeshiva...
Author
Publisher
RP Kids
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
x, 178 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"The First Amendment grants kids and every other citizen five monster privileges: freedom of religion, freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom of assembly, and the right to petition the government. If the First Amendment is everywhere in their lives, shouldn’t kids know more about it? Yes! In Your Freedom, Your Power, middle grade readers get a focused look at their freedoms and rights through the lens of this all-powerful First Amendment....
Author
Series
Publisher
PowerKids Press
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
32 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
"The First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution may be one of the most well-known and oft-quoted, and readers will learn why in this information-rich book. Through an in-depth yet age-appropriate examination of the First Amendment, readers will understand why the legal protection of such freedoms as religious expression, speech, and peaceful assembly is so important. Through a close look at the language of the amendment, readers will walk away with...
Author
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
ix, 350 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"The author addresses one of the most pressing issues in modern American life: the pervasiveness of lies, the constitutional protection they enjoy, the harm that they cause, and how to combat them. The two most recent presidential elections, the battle against the coronavirus, and the January 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol demonstrate the power of lies, their pervasiveness online, and the damage that they can inflict"-- Provided by publisher.