Fear and the First Amendment - Controversial Cases of the Roberts Court

A highly original account of the role that fear plays in key First Amendment cases ruled on by the Roberts Supreme Court

Summary

Offers a deeply considered examination of the ways fear figures in First Amendment questions ruled on by the contemporary Supreme Court. Bringing together literature on theories of fear in rhetorical and philosophical traditions, the authors focus on the rulings from the Roberts Court, which form a pivotal era of dramatic precedents.

Product details

• Authors: Kevin A Johnson, Kevin A. Johnson, Kevin A./ Smith Johnson, Craig R Smith, Craig R. Smith
• Publisher: The University of Alabama Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.06.2024
• EAN: 9780817361457
• ISBN: 978-0-8173-6145-7
• No. of pages: 264
• Series: Rhetoric, Law, and the Humanit; Rhetoric, Law, and the Humanities
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; Social sciences, law, business > Law > International law, foreign law