Matulli, Allison

Summary: "The First Amendment grants kids and every other citizen five monster privileges: freedom of religion, freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom of assembly, and the right to petition the government. If the First Amendment is everywhere in their lives, shouldn’t kids know more about it? Yes! In Your Freedom, Your Power, middle grade readers get a focused look at their freedoms and rights...

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Publisher / Publication Date: RP Kids, an imprint of Perseus Books, LLC, a subsidiary of Hachette Book Group, Inc. 2023

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Mihaly, Christy

Summary: "It's a free country! But what does that mean? The five liberties protected by the First Amendment are explained here in catchy, engaging rhymes. Vivid, kid-friendly examples demonstrate the meaning of freedom of religion, speech, and the press, and the rights to assemble peacefully and to petition the government"--

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Publisher / Publication Date: Albert Whitman & Company 2020

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Steyn, Mark.

Summary: Includes the author's Maclean's columns which provoked lawsuits from the Canadian Islamic Congress, as well as other essays in response to the legal action.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Stockade Books 2009

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Niehoff, Leonard M.

Summary: "Traces the development and evolution of the free speech doctrine in the Supreme Court and explores how the Court, with varying levels of success, has applied that doctrinal framework to 'hard cases' and current controversies, such as those involving hate speech, speech on the internet, speech on campus, and campaign finance regulation"--

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Publisher / Publication Date: Cambridge University Press 2022

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Steffens, Bradley

Summary: "Under the First Amendment, there is little the government can do to limit false information. The only time the government gets involved with false statements is when they are made to officials investigating a crime, made to defraud people for money, or designed to harm a person's reputation. A growing number of scholars are questioning whether the traditional model of countering bad speech...

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Publisher / Publication Date: ReferencePoint Press, Inc. 2024

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Palfrey, John G. (John Gorham)

Summary: "Safe spaces, trigger warnings, microagressions, the disinvitation of speakers, demands to rename campus landmarks -- debate over these issues began in lecture halls and on college quads but ended up on op-ed pages in the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal, on cable news, and on social media. Some of these critiques had merit, but others took a series of cheap shots at 'crybullies' who...

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Publisher / Publication Date: The MIT Press 2017

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Rosenberg, Ian

Summary: "In this volume of the World Citizen Comics series, Ian Rosenberg and Mike Cavallaro create a practical framework for appreciating where our free speech protections have come from and how they may develop in the future. Freedom of speech is fiercely defended in America and has been since the First Amendment was written. But how does it work, and what laws shape it? Drawing on parallels between...

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Publisher / Publication Date: First Second 2021

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Summary: An intimate glimpse into the life and mind of Jordan Peterson, the academic and best-selling author who captured the world's attention with his criticisms of political correctness and life-changing philosophy on finding personal meaning.

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Publisher / Publication Date: 2019

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Summary: Craig Baldwin presents an energized discourse on copyright infringement, fair use and culture jamming, via a montage of interviews, music and stock footage stemming from the infamous Negativland-U2 case where U2's recording company, Island Records, sued Negativland for releasing a parody. The film also includes interviews with other artists involved in the appropriation of popular media.

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Publisher / Publication Date: 2005

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Tushnet, Mark V.

Summary: "The Supreme Court has unanimously held that Jackson Pollock's paintings, Arnold Schöenberg's music, and Lewis Carroll's poem "Jabberwocky" are "unquestionably shielded" by the First Amendment. Nonrepresentational art, instrumental music, and nonsense: all receive constitutional coverage under an amendment protecting "the freedom of speech," even though none involves what we typically think of...

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Publisher / Publication Date: New York University Press 2017

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Mchangama, Jacob

Summary: "Often hailed as the "first freedom," free speech is the bedrock of democracy, the enemy of tyranny, and the gateway to enlightenment. Research reveals a strong correlation between freedom of speech and democracy, innovation, and advancements in human rights, as well as reductions in conflict, corruption, and discrimination. But for all its benefits, free speech remains a challenging,...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Basic Books 2022

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Rosenberg, Ian

Summary: ""The Fight for Free Speech" explores ten cases that define First Amendment freedoms"--

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Publisher / Publication Date: New York University Press 2021

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Timpf, Kat

Summary: In a 2019 study, 40% of people reported censoring themselves out of fear that voicing their views would alienate them from the people they care about most. Timpf shows why much of the way we talk about sensitive subjects is wrong. We push ourselves into unnecessary conflicts when we should feel like we're all in this together. When someone says "you can't joke about that," what they really mean...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Broadside 2023

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Abrams, Floyd

Summary: "A lively and controversial overview by the nation's most celebrated First Amendment lawyer of the unique protections for freedom of speech in America... The right of Americans to voice their beliefs without government approval or oversight is protected under what may well be the most honored and least understood addendum to the US Constitutionthe First Amendment. Floyd Abrams, a noted lawyer...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Yale University Press 2017

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Kelley, Kitty

Summary: Recounts Martin Luther King Jr.'s iconic "I Have a Dream" speech during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom, describing the hardships and triumphs King encountered along his journey.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Atheneum Books for Young Readers 2017

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Summary: The surreal and shocking world of the controversial cult leader Reverend Fred Phelps and his hate group. Includes interviews and rare Phelps footage and allows viewers to reexamine the quintessentially American right of free speech.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Docurama 2008

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Post, Robert

Summary: "A leading American legal scholar offers a surprising account of the incompleteness of prevailing theories of freedom of speech. Robert C. Post shows that the familiar understanding of the First Amendment, which stresses the "marketplace of ideas" and which holds that "everyone is entitled to an opinion," is inadequate to create and preserve the expert knowledge that is necessary for a modern...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Yale University Press 2012

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Rubin, Dave

Summary: "The Progressive Woke Machine-from outrage mobs and online censorship to activists masquerading as journalists-is waging war against the last free thinkers in the world. This book is both an explanation of the current political upheaval and your guide to surviving it. America, and the West in general, is in the midst of an identity crisis that's headed towards an outright revolution. The...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Sentinel/Penguin 2020

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Wittenstein, Barry

Summary: "The true story behind the writing of Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech."--Provided by publisher.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Holiday House 2019

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Bohrer, Jessica

Summary: What is free speech and why is it so special? Your Voice is Your Superpower tells you why your voice matters and how you can use it and also why we must protect everyone's right to free speech. Everyone loves superheroes. Who doesn't? They're super! Some of them can fly. Some are strong. Some can become invisible. And some wear capes. But the thing that really makes them super is that they help...

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Publisher / Publication Date: City Point Press 2020

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Cose, Ellis

Summary: Examines how free speech in the United States has been corrupted by the politically powerful and how the contemporary landscape of social media and social polarization have eroded the safeguards built into the Constitution to protect speech.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Amistad, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2020

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Dershowitz, Alan M.

Summary: The esteemed Harvard lawyer describes his career and the cases that have changed American jurisprudence throughout the past half century, discussing his early academic struggles, his clerking work for Supreme Court Justice Arthur Goldberg, and his role in many prominent cases.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown Publishers 2013

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Mitchell, Greg

Contents: 2003, January. on the war path -- My 9/11 story and Iraq's -- February. Ellsberg : have the media learned lessons of Vietnam? -- Powell conquers the media -- Schanberg hits the ground rules running -- March. Eleven questions we wish they'd asked -- Rummy meets Mcnamara -- April. Moyers : beginning of the end or just the beginning? -- May. Back in the daze of 'mission accomplished' -- July....

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Publisher / Publication Date: Sterling Pub. 2008

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Summary: From the Publisher: Published in conjunction with the PEN American Center, Burn This Book is a powerful collection of essays that explore the meaning of censorship and the power of literature to inform the way we see the world, and ourselves.

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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperStudio 2009

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