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Abrams, Floyd.

Friend of the court : on the front lines with the First Amendment / Floyd Abrams. - xii, 473 pages ; 25 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The vice of censorship -- The United States and the world -- The First Amendment and national security -- Presidents vs. the First Amendment -- On libel and privacy -- Copyright woes -- Confidential sources -- Citizens united -- Assessing the press -- Reflections.

This collection of Abrams's writings gathers speeches, articles, debates, briefs, oral arguments, and testimony from his entire career. The writings illuminate topics of ongoing import: WikiLeaks, the correctness of the Citizens United case, journalist shield laws, and, not least, the responsibilities of the press.

ISBN: 9780300190878 (hbk. : alk. paper) 0300190875 (hbk. : alk. paper)

LCCN: 2012047962

Subjects--Corporate Names:
United States. 1st Amendment. Constitution.
United States. Supreme Court.

Subjects--Uniform Titles:
Constitution (United States)

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Freedom of expression--United States.
Lawyers--United States--Biography.
Freedom of expression.
Lawyers.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
United States.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Biography.

LC Class. No.: KF 4770 .A915 2013