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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... apply only to government officials , not private citizens ) ; or convey the impression that the U.S. supports a group which it doesn't support ( this would apply only in relation to an alien member of the group who is a candidate for ...
... apply for permanent residence , they must sign a statement indicating in effect that they were compelled to join the ... applying for such permission . The advancement of science in the U.S. and abroad requires the free exchange of ideas ...
... apply for a certificate of " educational , scientific or cultural character " from an agency designated by the ... application form in which its contents are summarized . After reviewing this application USIA's chief attestation officer ...
Contents
The McCarranWalter Act and | 13 |
Federal | 53 |
The Foreign Agents | 85 |
Copyright | |
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Taking Liberties: National Barriers to the Free Flow of Ideas Elizabet Hull No preview available - 1990 |