Mass Media and the Constitution: An Encyclopedia of Supreme Court DecisionsThe scope of this work is broad, including all free press and free speechcases from the early 19th century to the early 1980s. Summaries of approximately 300 US Supreme court decisions that bear upon the press, the Frist Amendment in particular, and the Constitution in general are included. Each entry includes the full name of the case, where the full decision may be found, a summary of the law established, summaries of both the majority opinion and the dissents, a list of prior decisions referred to in each case, and suggested further reading in scholarly as well as popular publications. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com). |
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