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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... Passport Division , explained : “ Dr. Carpenter knows the answer for our refusal of a passport . It is his political activities . " 18 In 1954 the eminent playwright Arthur Miller was prohibited from visiting Brussels to attend the ...
... Passport Act of 1926 . He also claimed that the revocation of his passport violated his right to travel , as well as his First Amendment right to criticize government policies . The Supreme Court disagreed with him and with the lower ...
... passport in order to attend conferences in Geneva and Istanbul . He had been accused of associating with several individuals suspected of espionage , however , and although these charges were vague and uncorrob- orated , they prompted ...
Contents
The McCarranWalter Act and | 13 |
Federal | 53 |
The Foreign Agents | 85 |
Copyright | |
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