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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... denied a visa because , as then Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Lawrence Eagleburger explained : The timing of Pasti's proposed visit coincided with the initial deployment of Cruise and Pershing II missiles in certain ...
... deny an application when it's not a clear yea or nay . // 140 141 An alien denied a visa on grounds other than §27 can frequently obtain a waiver described by Carlos Fuentes as “ a form of sufferance : a dis- cretionary whim ” —but ...
... denied a passport in 1948 because he intended to participate in a conference supporting the Greek rebels , whose victory the U.S. government opposed.22 In 1950 the Department of State told singer and actor Paul Robeson that since he ...
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 |