Constitution of Electoral Speech Law - The Supreme Court and Freedom of Expression in Campaigns and Elections

Zusatztext "Brian Pinaire has produced an intriguing volume that traces the constitutional development of freedom of speech within the context of campaigns and elections...Few other volumes are devoted to an understanding of how the Supreme Court blends disparate lines of legal thought. It is a welcome addition to the literature." Informationen zum Autor Brian K. Pinaire is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Lehigh University. Klappentext This book examines how the United States Supreme Court understands freedom of speech during political campaigns and elections. To address this question, the author considers both the nature of the Court's evaluation (or vision) of political speech in this context and the process by which this understanding is formulated, with a focus on four recent and representative cases. Zusammenfassung This book examines how the United States Supreme Court understands freedom of speech during political campaigns and elections. To address this question, the author considers both the nature of the Court's evaluation (or vision) of political speech in this context and the process by which this understanding is formulated, with a focus on four recent and representative cases.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Brian Pinaire, Brian K Pinaire, Brian K. Pinaire
• Verlag: Stanford University Press
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Fester Einband
• Erschienen: 20.03.2008
• EAN: 9780804757249
• ISBN: 978-0-8047-5724-9
• Seiten: 368
• Abmessung: 159 mm x 241 mm x 25 mm
• Serie: Stanford Law Books
• Thema: Sozialwissenschaften, Recht,Wirtschaft > Recht > Internationales Recht, Ausländisches Recht