Author: John Campbell Baron CampbellPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 418
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The Lives of the Chief Justices of England
Author: John Campbell Baron CampbellPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Great Britain
Languages : en
Pages : 418
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A Concise History of the Common Law
Author: Theodore Frank Thomas PlucknettPublisher: The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd.
ISBN: 1584771372
Category : Common law
Languages : en
Pages : 828
Book Description
Originally published: 5th ed. Boston: Little, Brown and Co., 1956.
Divisions in the House of Lords
Author: John Christopher SaintyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 64
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Lives of Eminent Serjeants-at-law of the English Bar
Author: Humphry William WoolrychPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Lawyers
Languages : en
Pages : 492
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A Manual of Parliamentary Practice
Author: Thomas JeffersonPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Parliamentary practice
Languages : en
Pages : 216
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Sketches of the Life and Character of Patrick Henry
Author: William WirtThe Fourth Estate and the Constitution
Author: Lucas A. PowePublisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 9780520913165
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 376
Book Description
In 1964 the Supreme Court handed down a landmark decision in New York Times v. Sullivan guaranteeing constitutional protection for caustic criticism of public officials, thus forging the modern law of freedom of the press. Since then, the Court has decided case after case affecting the rights and restrictions of the press, yet little has ben written about these developments as they pertain to the Fourth Estate. Lucas Powe's essential book now fills this gap. Lucas A. Powe, Jr., a legal scholar specializing in media and the law, goes back to the framing of the First Amendment and chronicles the two main traditions of interpreting freedom of the press to illuminate the issues that today ignite controversy: How can a balance be achieved among reputation, uninhibited discussion, and media power? Under what circumstance can the government seek to protect national security by enjoining the press rather than attempting the difficult task of convincing a jury that publication was a criminal offense? What rights can the press properly claim to protect confidential sources or to demand access to information otherwise barred to the public? And, as the media grow larger and larger, can the government attempt to limit their power by limiting their size? Writing for the concerned layperson and student of both journalism and jurisprudence, Powe synthesizes law, history, and theory to explain and justify full protection of the editorial choices of the press. The Fourth Estate and the Constitution not only captures the sweep of history of Supreme Court decisions on the press, but also provides a timely restatement of the traditional view of freedom of the press at a time when liberty is increasingly called into question.
Sketches of the Life and Character of Patrick Henry
Author: William WirtPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 314
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Jury Nullification
Author: Clay S. ConradPublisher: Cato Institute
ISBN: 1939709016
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 337
Book Description
The Founding Fathers guaranteed trial by jury three times in the Constitution—more than any other right—since juries can serve as the final check on government’s power to enforce unjust, immoral, or oppressive laws. But in America today, how independent c
One Hundred Years of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church
Author: James Walker HoodPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : African American Methodists
Languages : en
Pages : 660
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