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Fear and the First Amendment

Fear and the First Amendment

Fear and the First Amendment Paperback / softback - 2024

by Craig R. Smith

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Paperback / softback. New. New Book; Fast Shipping from UK; Not signed; Not First Edition; 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 au
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  • Title Fear and the First Amendment
  • Author Craig R. Smith
  • Binding Paperback
  • Condition New
  • Pages 256
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher University Alabama Press
  • Publication date 2024-06-04
  • Features Bibliography, Index
  • Bookseller's Inventory # ria9780817361457_inp
  • ISBN 9780817361457 / 0817361456
  • Weight 0.9 lbs (0.41 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.98 x 5.98 x 0.71 in (22.81 x 15.19 x 1.80 cm)
  • Category Legal Reference / Law Profession
  • Library of Congress subjects United States, Freedom of speech - United States
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2023043812
  • Dewey Decimal Code 342.730
  • Quantity available 1

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DISTINGUISHED PUBLICATION AWARD FOR THE NATIONAL COMMUNICATION ASSOCIATION'S COMMUNICATION AND LAW DIVISION

The First Amendment: protected by law, threatened by fear in the Roberts Supreme Court.

In Fear and the First Amendment: Controversial Cases of the Roberts Court, Kevin A. Johnson and Craig R. Smith offer a deeply considered examination of the ways fear figures in First Amendment questions. Bringing together literature on theories of fear in rhetorical and philosophical traditions, Johnson and Smith focus on the rulings from the Roberts Court, which form a pivotal era of dramatic precedents. Each chapter analyzes one or more First Amendment cases and a variety of related fears--whether evidentiary or not--that pertain to a given case.

These cases include Morse v. Frederick, which takes up the competing fears of school administrators' loss of authority and students' loss of free speech rights. The authors touch on corporate funding of elections in Citizens United v. Federal Elections Commission, from the fear of corporate influence on electoral politics to corporate fears of alienating their consumers by backing political candidates. They explore religious freedom and fears of homosexuality in Christian Legal Society v. Martinez. Similarly, in Snyder v. Phelps, the authors delve further into fears of God, death, emotional distress, failing as a parent, and losing one's reputation. Next, they investigate parents' anxieties about violence in video games in Brown v. Entertainment Merchants Association. Finally, Johnson and Smith examine the role of fear in indecent, obscene, and graphic communication in three cases: FCC v. Fox Television Stations, Ashcroft v. American Civil Liberties Union, and United States v. Stevens.

Together these cases reveal fear to be an endemic factor in the rhetoric of First Amendment cases. This fascinating and original work will appeal to current legal practitioners and students of law, rhetoric, philosophy, and the First Amendment.

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Citations

  • Choice, 11/01/2024, Page 0
  • Library Journal, 05/01/2024, Page 104

About the author

Kevin A. Johnson is professor of communication studies at California State University, Long Beach, and director of the Center for First Amendment Studies. He has published over thirty scholarly articles and served as editor of the National Communication Association's First Amendment Studies and Communication and Democracy journals.

Craig R. Smith is emeritus professor of communication studies at California State University, Long Beach. He has published over twenty books and sixty-five scholarly articles.

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