Understanding the First Amendment / Russell L. Weaver, Professor of Law and Distinguished University Scholar, University of Louisville Louis D. Brandeis School of Law.
The origins and nature of the First Amendment -- Speech advocating violent or illegal action -- Content regulation -- Content regulation : other candidates for categorical exclusion or limited protection -- Overbreadth, vagueness, and prior restraints -- Content neutrality -- Testing the boundaries of doctrine -- Freedom of association and compelled expression -- The government as employer, educator, and source of funds -- Media and the First Amendment -- The Establishment Clause -- The Free Exercise Clause.
Summary:
"The overarching objective of Understanding the First Amendment is to facilitate student learning efficiency and academic success. Toward this end, it focuses upon core subject matter that is likely to be tested in a law school examination or on the bar examination. The book also provides tools that enable students to organize the course and their understanding in a way that enhances retention. The beginning of each chapter highlights key points of coverage. The end of each chapter indicates essential points to remember. The book strikes a balance between comprehensiveness and selectivity, thus providing students with assurance that they know enough, know it well, but are not overwhelmed by details that are unduly esoteric or irrelevant to their performance needs"-- Provided by publisher.
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