Speaking freely : Whitney v. California and American speech law /

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"Anita Whitney was a child of wealth and privilege who became a vocal leftist early in the twentieth century, supporting radical labor groups such as the Wobblies and helping to organize the Communist Labor Party. In 1919 she was arrested and charged with violating California's recently pa...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Strum, Philippa (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lawrence, Kansas : University Press of Kansas, 2015.
Series:Landmark law cases and American society
Subjects:
Whitney, Anita, > 1867-1955 > Trials, litigation, etc.
Whitney, Anita, > 1867-1955.
Criminal syndicalism > United States > Cases.
Freedom of speech > United States > Cases.
Syndicalisme révolutionnaire > États-Unis > Jurisprudence.
Liberté d'expression > États-Unis > Jurisprudence.
HISTORY > United States > 20th Century.
LAW > Civil Rights.
LAW > Constitutional.
Criminal syndicalism.
Freedom of speech.
United States.
Whitney v. California, 274 U.S. 357 (1927)
Trials, litigation, etc.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • From silver spoon to socialism
  • Speech in the streets and at the Supreme Court
  • Anita Whitney goes to court
  • The trial continues
  • Thinking "through" free speech
  • "Public discussion is a political duty"
  • How free should speech be?
  • Epilogue
  • Bibliographical essay.

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