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Figures of Speech

Author William Turner
Release Date: 2011/03/01
ISBN: 9781609944636
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Book Description

Recounting controversial First Amendment cases from the Red Scare era to Citizens United, William Bennett Turner—a Berkeley law professor who has argued three cases before the Supreme Court—shows how we've arrived at our contemporary understanding of free speech. His strange cast of heroes and villains, some drawn from cases he has litigated, includes Communists, Jehovah's Witnesses, Ku Klux Klansmen, the world's leading pornographer, prison wardens, dogged reporters, federal judges, a computer whiz, and a countercultural comedian. This is a fascinating look at how the scope of our First Amendment freedoms has evolved and the colorful characters behind some of the most important legal decisions of modern times.

“Turner tells fascinating stories of unlikely heroes and explains difficult legal issues clearly and concisely, educating and entertaining at the same time.”—Elizabeth Farnsworth, The PBS News Hour

Table of Contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Praise for Figures of Speech
  5. Dedication
  6. Contents
  7. Foreword: Anthony Lewis
  8. Introduction
  9. 1. Yetta Stromberg
  10. 2. Jehovah's Witnesses
  11. 3. Dannie Martin
  12. 4. Raymond Procunier and Robert H. Schnacke
  13. 5. Earl Caldwell
  14. 6. Richard Hongisto
  15. 7. Clarence Brandenburg
  16. 8. Larry Flynt
  17. 9. Clinton Fein and the ACLU
  18. Afterword
  19. Notes
  20. Index
    1. A
    2. B
    3. C
    4. D
    5. E
    6. F
    7. G
    8. H
    9. I
    10. J
    11. K
    12. L
    13. M
    14. N
    15. O
    16. P
    17. R
    18. S
    19. T
    20. V
    21. W
    22. Y
    23. Z
  21. Acknowledgments
  22. About the Author
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