Speaking Our Minds: Conversations With the People Behind Landmark First Amendment Cases

by Joseph Russomanno

Book Overview

Tinker. R.A.V. Ollman. Hustler-Falwell. Reno-ACLU. Nebraska Press Association. These names are synonymous with contemporary First Amendment litigation. To explore these landmark cases more deeply, author Joseph Russomanno interviewed the people at the core of these and other influential First Amendment cases, and he presents their stories here in a personal, in-depth oral history of First Amendment law. Previously unavailable in other literature,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 080583768X
• ISBN13: 9780805837681
• Release Date: April 2002
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 498 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.0" x 9.1"

Customer Reviews

Breathes Life into Law

This book is great! Not only do you get vital information on momentous First Amendment cases, but you also get to 'hear' the people involved discuss their motives for and feelings while standing up for their (and our) rights. The book is a compilation of interviews with lawyers, plaintiffs and defendants from 10 key First Amendment law cases that deal with topics such as freedom of expression, libel, privacy, the use of anonymous sources, free press vs. fair trial, commercial speech, broadcast and cable regulation, and new media regulation. While Russomanno probably intended this book to be used in a Mass Communication Law class, it is also a fascinating read for anyone interested in our right to "speak our minds." The book is well written (especially the Nebraska Press chapter), well researched and interesting on many levels. Definitely a great addition to any collection. If you're into the First Amendment, you must have this book!