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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... agents have testified that they had , indeed , harassed travelers , although they claimed that their actions were well - intentioned . " 11 One employee explained that it was her duty to be on the watch for " subversive actions ...
... Agents Registration Act and Political Propaganda " When I use a word , " Humpty Dumpty said in a rather scornful ... Agents Regis- tration Act ( FARA ) , 3 was enacted on the recommendation of the House un - American Activities Committee ...
... agent of the government of Libya after it was disclosed that he had been paid $ 22,000 to perform various favors in its behalf.9 An amendment to FARA in 1942 requires foreign agents to place on file with the DOJ two copies of any ...
Contents
The McCarranWalter Act and | 13 |
Federal | 53 |
The Foreign Agents | 85 |
Copyright | |
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