Freedom of Expression in the Supreme Court

Chapter 1 Introduction Chapter 2 Schenck v. United States, 1919 Chapter 3 Abrams v. United States, 1919 Chapter 4 Gitlow v. New York, 1925 Chapter 5 Whitney v. California, 1927 Chapter 6 Stromberg v. California, 1931 Chapter 7 Near v. Minnesota, 1931 Chapter 8 Grosjean v. American Press Co., 1936 Chapter 9 DeJonge v. Oregon, 1937 Chapter 10 Herndon v. Lowry, 1937 Chapter 11 Lovell v. City of Griffin, 1938 Chapter 12 Thornhill v. Alabama, 1940 Chapter 13 Cox v. New Hampshire, 1941 Chapter 14 W. VA State Board of Education v. Barnette, 1943 Chapter 15 Thomas v. Collins, 1945 Chapter 16 United Public Workers v. Mitchell, 1947 Chapter 17 Kovacs v. Cooper, 1949 Chapter 18 Terminiello v. Chicago, 1949 Chapter 19 Communications Association v. Douds, 1950 Chapter 20 Feiner v. New York, 1951 Chapter 21 Kunz v. New York, 1951 Chapter 22 Dennis v. United States, 1951 Chapter 23 Beauharnais v. Illinois, 1952 Chapter 24 Burstyn v. Wilson, 1952 Chapter 25 Roth v. United States, 1957 Chapter 26 NAACP v. Alabama ex rel. Patterson, 1958 Chapter 27 Barenblatt v. United States, 1959 Chapter 28 Edwards v. South Carolina, 1963 Chapter 29 New York Times Co. v. Sullivan, 1964 Chapter 30 Lamont v. Postmaster General, 1965 Chapter 31 Unites States v. Robel, 1967 Chapter 32 United States v. O'Brien, 1968 Chapter 33 Red Lion Broadcasting v. FCC, 1969 Chapter 34 Tinker v. Des Moines Independent Community School District, 1969 Chapter 35 Brandenburg v. Ohio, 1969 Chapter 36 Cohen v. California, 1971 Chapter 37 New York Times Co. v. United States, 1971 Chapter 38 Branzburg v. Hayes, 1972 Chapter 39 Miller v. California, 1973 and Paris Adult Theatre v. Slaton, 1973 Chapter 40 Miami Herald Publishing Co. v. Tornillo, 1974 Chapter 41 Buckley v. Valeo, 1976 Chapter 42 Virginia Pharmacy Board v. Virginia Consumer Council, 1976 Chapter 43 Zurcher v. Stanford Daily, 1978 Chapter 44 Richmond Newspapers Inc. v. Virginia, 1980 Chapter 45 New York v. Ferber, 1982 Chapter 46 Roberts v. United States

Terry Eastland has written for numerous publications on a wide variety of political and legal issues. His books include Energy in the Executive: The Case for the Strong Presidency; Ending Affirmative Action: The Case for Colorblind Justice; and Religious Liberty in the Supreme Court: The Cases That Define the Debate Over Church and State.

Freedom of Expression in the Supreme Court is a valuable contribution to the literature on modern constitutional law. While fully attentive to legal doctrines and styles of judicial decision making, Eastland provides a clear, critical, and refreshingly nontechnical documentary account of succeeding waves of civil libertarianism that have redefined the relationship between American citizens and the federal government in the twentieth century. Substantial selections from leading judicial opinions, combined with contemporary journalistic commentary, give this sourcebook a richly contextualized historical character. -- Herman Belz, University of Maryland, College Park Freedom of Expression in the Supreme Court renders a significant contribution to our First Amendment literature. The 60 defining 20th century freedom of speech, press, and assembly cases, from Schenck (1919) through Finley (1998), represent a splendid compendium of the subject, both for the public at large and as a teaching tool. The author deserves warm plaudits for a handsomely produced and expertly edited work. -- Henry J. Abraham, University of Virginia This book should be in the classrooms-not just the libraries-of our school. -- Nat Hentoff USA Today Eastland has assembled an excellent collection of landmark U.S. Supreme Court cases and provides commentary dealing with free expression in a masterly introductory essay. Each of the 60 cases covered includes an informative statement of the facts, an explanation of the doctrine or test used in reaching the decision, and an account of how the Court later treated the precedent set by the case. Excerpts from Court opinions and major concurrences and dissents are carefully selected. 'Responses,' editorial comments from national newspapers and magazines, or statements from organizations affected by the rulings follow most cases. This unique feature provides thoughtful material for evaluating the cases. This book would be a splendid text for courses in