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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... concern about this restrictive policy . The exclusion of individuals on the basis of political ideology is a violation ... concerned that such restrictions are part of U.S. law and we believe they should be eliminated . Ibid . See also ...
... concerned that none of these programs involve the transfer of technical data which is considered critical on export ... concerns , the Department of State requests that you complete the enclosed questionnaire for the scholar [ s ] named ...
... concern that the Soviet Union might breach its terms . However legiti- mate , their concern was too narrowly focused , since this country has itself failed to honor many of its own commitments . The chairman of the commission ...
Contents
The McCarranWalter Act and | 13 |
Federal | 53 |
The Foreign Agents | 85 |
Copyright | |
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