Taking Liberties: National Barriers to the Free Flow of IdeasBloomsbury Academic, 1990 M02 15 - 173 pages A groundbreaking contribution to the literature of constitutional law, Taking Liberties is the first book to explore the ways domestic policies deny U.S. citizens access to international sources of information. Author Elizabeth Hull argues that such policies--which include limiting Americans' right to travel, censoring foreign documentaries, suppressing foreign literature considered politically objectionable, preventing controversial aliens from visiting the country, and restricting international scientific exchange--contravene the Constitution's First Amendment, which was designed to prevent government authorities from suppressing information bearing on public affairs. Hull challenges traditional judicial interpretations of First Amendment protection, asserting that in an era of global problems, constitutional protection must be extended to international sources of information that bear upon public issues. Written with a minimum of legal jargon, the volume is an ideal supplemental text for graduate and undergraduate courses in constitutional law. |
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... According to one recommendation , immigration officials should " target " specific individuals on the basis of information supplied either by other governmental agencies or by intelligence sources ; once targeted , these individuals ...
... according to federal law , is either subversive or obscene . 115 The Supreme Court has ruled , moreover , that customs officials can inspect luggage or personal effects without a warrant , on the theory that people crossing the border ...
... According to the First Circuit , the travel restrictions that the Reagan administration reim- posed were not properly formulated either under the provisions established by the IEEPA or under the grandfather clause exceptions . Ibid ...
Contents
The McCarranWalter Act and | 13 |
Federal | 53 |
The Foreign Agents | 85 |
Copyright | |
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