When At Times The Mob Is Swayed

Praise for When at Times the Mob Is Swayed: His pragmatic tone and realistic approach to what needs to change, and why, makes for a nuanced discussion of civic minutiae, current affairs and historical context that is approachable. –Shelf Awareness (Starred Review)Praise for Burt Neuborne’s Madison’s Music: A veteran civil liberties lawyer delivers the sobering message…. Neuborne sees how different readings and interpretations of the Constitution will always cause problems. The Constitution is not above politics; it is often shaped by it…. [T]imely, frightening, and, hopefully, galvanizing reading.–Kirkus ReviewsNeuborne’s elegant book… provides an important guide, grounded in the First Amendment itself, for those working toward an electoral system more deserving of the label of democracy.–David Cole, The New York Review of Books[A] detailed history of the transformation of First Amendment law.–Adam Liptak, The New York TimesA bold new approach to Interpreting the Constitution.–The Huffington PostAn urgent message that deserves a wide readership.–Kirkus Reviews[E]legantly examines James Madison’s intent when he initially drafted the First Amendment–Erwin Chemerinsky, The Chronicle of Higher Education

Burt Neuborne is the Norman Dorsen Professor of Civil Liberties and founding legal director of NYU School of Law’s Brennan Center for Justice and has participated in more than two hundred cases in the U.S. Supreme Court. Neuborne is the author of Madison’s Music and When at Times the Mob Is Swayed: A Citizen’s Guide to Defending Our Republic (both from The New Press) and lives in New York.