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Book Review, Michael E. Tigar
A Union Member's Right Of Free Speech And Assembly: Institutional Interests And Individual Rights, James B. Atleson
A Union Member's Right Of Free Speech And Assembly: Institutional Interests And Individual Rights, James B. Atleson
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Reason And Passion: The Constitutional Dialectic Of Free Speech And Obscenity, John M. Finnis
Reason And Passion: The Constitutional Dialectic Of Free Speech And Obscenity, John M. Finnis
Journal Articles
In recent obscenity cases, the Supreme Court has been attempting to define the constitutional meaning of "speech." This is not as banal a statement as it may seem, for there are critics, both on and off the Court, who think that the Court's task is to define "freedom."
Some advocate boundless freedom in this area. For them, obscenity raises no special problems of definition, and is simply an exercise of speech or press presenting dangers which are remote and disputable, rather than clear and present. From this point of view, the only relevant distinction is that between "speech" and "conduct." …
The Development Of The Right Of Assembly: A Current Socio-Legal Investigation, George P. Smith Ii
The Development Of The Right Of Assembly: A Current Socio-Legal Investigation, George P. Smith Ii
Scholarly Articles
It will be the purpose of this article to assay the historical evolution of the freedom of assembly, noting first its development in England and later in America and finally its current position in the twentieth century. Even though the rights of free speech, association, and religion are inescapably drawn into case discussions of freedom of assembly, effort will be made to confine the consideration to the pertinent assembly problems. In addition to considering the fundamental legal propositions embodied in this right, as well as its raison d'etre, thought and discussion will be given to the sociological interpretations of the …
Direct Restraint On The Press, Thomas L. Shaffer
Direct Restraint On The Press, Thomas L. Shaffer
Journal Articles
If I were to suggest that the public force be used to silence and hide sources of information about government as Mr. Cooper's committee, the Supreme Court of New Jersey, the United States Attorney General, and United States Senator Morse have suggested, I could begin with impressive authority. If I were to suggest nothing at all, as the organized press has done, I could begin with swelling rhetoric on the nature of man. But for my suggestion, direct restraint on the press, the only thing at hand is a fable, the story of a crisis that nearly prevented the marriage …