Free Speech in an Open Society by Rodney A. Smolla - ISBN: 9780679742135
Paperback
Freedom’s fight: Controversial cases test the very soul of democracy.

Free Speech in an Open Society

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  • Paperback

    444 pages

  • Release Date

    2 November 1993

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Summary

This grand tour of First Amendment law underlines the intimate connection between free expression and democratic values as it leads us through the most treacherous and emotionally charged cases in American jurisprudence. “Intellectually venturesome… .”-The New York Times Book Review

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780679742135
ISBN-10:0679742131
Author:Rodney A. Smolla
Publisher:Random House USA Inc
Imprint:Vintage Books
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:444
Release Date:2 November 1993
Weight:567g
Dimensions:216mm x 140mm x 25mm
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Critics Review

“A clear-headed guide through difficult terrain…Well-written, firm in its judgements, passionate about speech itself.” –Washington Post Book World
“A scholarly work that goes beyond the platitudes of the debate over the First Amendment.”–The Los Angeles Times

About The Author

Rodney A. Smolla

Rodney A. Smolla is a nationally recognized scholar, author, and teacher. He is Dean and Professor of Law at Widener University Delaware Law School and has previously held positions at the University of Georgia School of Law, the University of Richmond School of Law, Washington and Lee University School of Law, and Furman University. A graduate of Duke University and Yale University, he is the author of Jerry Falwell v. Larry Flynt, Deliberate Intent, and Free Speech in an Open Society, which won the William O. Douglas Prize.

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