Press and speech under assault : the early Supreme Court justices and the Sedition Act of 1798, and the campaign against dissent
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
0190461624
ISBN 13
9780190461621
DDC
345.73
Category
Libel
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Publication Year
2016
Publisher
Pages
xii, 522 pages
Subject
Libel
Abstract
"The early Supreme Court justices wrestled with how much press and speech is protected by freedoms of press and speech, before and under the First Amendment, and with whether the Sedition Act of 1798 violated those freedoms. This book discusses the twelve Supreme Court justices before John Marshall, their views of liberties of press and speech, and the Sedition Act prosecutions over which some of them presided."--Amazon.com.
Description
Content:
The right to dissent, and the growth of freedoms of press and speech in the eighteenth century -- The crime of seditious libel, and England's evisceration of freedoms of press and speech -- The collision of seditious libel and freedoms of press and speech in America's constitutional period -- The initial Supreme Court justices and their views on freedoms of press and speech -- The successor Supreme Court justices and their views on freedoms of press and speech -- The Sedition Act and the assault on freedoms of press and speech : the sitting Supreme Court justices and the trials -- The Sedition Act and the assault on freedoms of press and speech : the missing half of the Sedition Act cases -- The Sedition Act and the assault on freedoms of press and speech : the remaining Supreme Court justices on the Sedition Act -- The Federalist justices and the Republican critics : historical misconceptions about freedom.
The right to dissent, and the growth of freedoms of press and speech in the eighteenth century -- The crime of seditious libel, and England's evisceration of freedoms of press and speech -- The collision of seditious libel and freedoms of press and speech in America's constitutional period -- The initial Supreme Court justices and their views on freedoms of press and speech -- The successor Supreme Court justices and their views on freedoms of press and speech -- The Sedition Act and the assault on freedoms of press and speech : the sitting Supreme Court justices and the trials -- The Sedition Act and the assault on freedoms of press and speech : the missing half of the Sedition Act cases -- The Sedition Act and the assault on freedoms of press and speech : the remaining Supreme Court justices on the Sedition Act -- The Federalist justices and the Republican critics : historical misconceptions about freedom.
Biblio Notes
Includes index.
Donated by Graham Price.
Based on the author's thesis (doctoral - Oxford University, 2012) issued under title: Freedoms of press and speech in the first decade of the U.S. Supreme Court.
Donated by Graham Price.
Based on the author's thesis (doctoral - Oxford University, 2012) issued under title: Freedoms of press and speech in the first decade of the U.S. Supreme Court.
Number of Copies
1
