May it Please the Court The First Amendment ; Transcripts of the Oral Arguments Made Before the Supreme Court in Sixteen Key First Amendment Cases cover

May it Please the Court The First Amendment ; Transcripts of the Oral Arguments Made Before the Supreme Court in Sixteen Key First Amendment Cases

by Peter H. Irons

United States (the Pentagon Papers case), Texas v. Johnson (American flag burning), Brandenburg v. Ohio (hate speech by Klansmen), and Hustler Magazine, Inc. v. Falwell ("emotional distress" for parody advertisement). The transcripts of actual oral arguments made before the Supreme Court identify the speakers and put the cases in context. They offer an unrivaled view of the Supreme Court in action that will interest anyone wanting firsthand exposure to American law and history. Cases include: Abington School District v. Schempp (school prayer) County of Allegheny v. ACLU (nativity cr�che and menorah display) Barnes v. Glen Theater, Inc. (nude dancing) Branzburg v. Hayes (reporters' sources) Employment Division v. United States (Pentagon Papers case) R.A.V. v. City of St. Paul, Minnesota (cross burning) Texas v. Johnson (American flag burning) Tinker v. Des Moines (wearing black armbands in school) United States v. O'Brien (draft card burning)

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