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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... reasons . Some reasons are compelling , such as the one that has been used to bar the entry of Kurt Waldheim and other former Nazis ; some reasons are , at best , anachronistic , among them those barring " polygamists " ' 1o and ...
... reasons , not least because the majority displayed , as Justice William Brennan pointed out in his dis- senting opinion , an almost wanton disregard for accuracy when review- ing both the historical record and the pertinent legislation ...
... Reasons : Constitutional Issues and Judicial Review , " 61 Yale Law Journal 171 ( Feb. 1952 ) . During this period the judiciary imposed few restraints on the secretary of state . See , for example , Bauer v . Acheson , 106 F. Supp ...
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 |