Congress shall make no law : the First Amendment, unprotected expression, and the Supreme Court / David M. O'Brien ; [foreword by Ronald K.L. Collins].

Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield, [2010]

©2010

KF4772 .O27 2010

9781442205109 (hbk. : alk. paper)
1442205105 (hbk. : alk. paper)
9781442205123 (e-book)
1442205121 (e-book)

xiii, 136 pages ; 23 cm.

(OCoLC)634739886

The First Amendment declares "Congress shall make no law . . . abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press." Yet, Congress and the states have sought repeatedly to curb these freedoms. The Supreme Court of the United States in turn gradually expanded First Amendment protection for freedom of expression but also defined certain categories of expression: obscenity, defamation, commercial speech, and disruptive expression-as constitutionally unprotected. From the Alien and Sedition Act of 1798 to the most recent cases to come before the Supreme Court, noted legal scholar David M. O'Brien provides the first comprehensive examination of these exceptions to the absolute command of the First Amendment.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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