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.

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

2012047962


United States. 1st Amendment. Constitution.
United States. Supreme Court.


Constitution (United States)


Freedom of expression--United States.
Lawyers--United States--Biography.
Freedom of expression.
Lawyers.


United States.


Biography.

KF 4770 .A915 2013