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

"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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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Strum, Philippa (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Lawrence, Kansas : University Press of Kansas, 2015.
Collection:Landmark law cases and American society
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Accès en ligne:Texto completo
Table des matières:
  • 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.