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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... barred solely be- cause of membership in Communist organizations must ordinarily be granted a visa.90 92 The First Circuit affirmed the lower court's ruling in April 1988 , and decided a second issue as well . " The State Department had ...
... barred solely on the basis of their political beliefs . These key players agree on little else , however , and as a result each year the sponsors are predictably disappointed when their attempts at reform are frustrated . 114 ...
... Barred from the U.S. , " The New York Times , April 28 , 1987 , p . A - 28 . Canadian author George Woodcock recounted how in 1983 he was denied entry to Honolulu during a 24 - hour stopover on his way to Australia because the ...
Contents
The McCarranWalter Act and | 13 |
Federal | 53 |
The Foreign Agents | 85 |
Copyright | |
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