Fighting Faiths: The Abrams Case, the Supreme Court, and Free Speech

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Synopsis
Jacob Abrams et al. v. United States is the landmark Supreme Court case in the definition of free speech. Although the 1918 conviction of four Russian Jewish anarchists-for distributing leaflets protesting America's intervention in the Russian revolution-was upheld, Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes's dissenting opinion (with Justice Louis Brandeis) concerning "clear and present danger" has proved the touchstone of almost all subsequent First Amendment theory and litigation.

In Fighting Faiths, Richard Polenberg explores the causes and characters of this dramatic episode in American history. He traces the Jewish immigrant experience, the lives of the convicted anarchists before and after the trials, the careers of the major players in the court cases-men such as Holmes, defense attorney Harry Weinberger, Southern Judge Henry DeLamar Clayton, Jr., and the young J. Edgar Hoover-and the effects of this important case on present-day First Amendment rights.

Copyright:
1987

Book Details

Book Quality:
Excellent
Book Size:
463 Pages
ISBN-13:
9780801486180
Publisher:
Cornell University Press
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
Richard Polenberg
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
History, Nonfiction, Law, Legal Issues and Ethics, Politics and Government
Reading Age:
18 and up
Submitted By:
170
Proofread By:
170
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.

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