The Fourth Estate and the Constitution: Freedom of the Press in America

by Lucas A. Powe Jr.

Book Overview

In 1964 the Supreme Court handed down a landmark decision in New York Times v. Sullivan guaranteeing constitutional protection for caustic criticism of public officials, thus forging the modern law of... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520072901
• ISBN13: 9780520072909
• Release Date: January 1991
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 357 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.4" x 9.2"