Item #158882 Free Speech in the United States. Zechariah Jr Chafee.
Free Speech in the United States
Free Speech in the United States
Free Speech in the United States

Free Speech in the United States

Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press, 1967. Seventh Printing. Hardcover. Navy blue cloth/boards; gilt lettering. xviii, 634 pp. with no illustrations. Good/Good; Nice, tight copy but with underlining/marginalia in pen, albeit useful information by an obviously knowledgeable hand; general shelf wear to dj with age toning to spine and some chipping to top/bottom edges. Item #158882

Contents include: Freedom of speech in the Constitution -- War-time prosecutions -- Abrams case -- Post-war sedition laws -- Deportations -- Purifying the legislature -- Last war cases -- Rand school case -- Victory out of defeat -- Criminal syndicalism -- Supreme Court under Hughes -- More legislation against sedition -- History of the law of sedition -- Methods of controlling discussion in peace time -- and Free speech today. Zechariah Chafee, Jr., was an American professor of law, judicial philosopher, and civil rights advocate. Defending freedom of speech, he was described by Senator Joseph McCarthy as "dangerous" to America. Originally published in 1941.

OCLC: 1197919

Price: $130.00

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