The Progeny
Justice William J. Brennan's Fight to Preserve the Legacy of New York Times v. Sullivan
Published on 7. September 2014
Book
Paperback/Softback
474 pages
978-1-62722-896-1 (ISBN)
Description
New York Times Co. v. Sullivan, credited with defining the "central meaning" of the First Amendment, has protected the freedom of expression for the past 50 years. This book focuses on "the progeny" of that decisionexamining how Justice Brennan nurtured and developed the constitutional law of defamation and related claims from this important milestone. Told largely from Brennan's perspective, and based on his previously unreported papers and interviews with his biographer, the authors deconstruct the internal machinations that resulted in the historic line of cases that now governs the law of defamation as well as closely related claims such as invasion of privacy and intentional infliction of emotional distress.
New York Times Co. v. Sullivan, credited with defining the "central meaning" of the First Amendment, has protected the freedom of expression for the past 50 years. This book focuses on "the progeny" of that decisionexamining how Justice Brennan nurtured and developed the constitutional law of defamation and related claims from this important milestone. Told largely from Brennan's perspective, and based on his previously unreported papers and interviews with his biographer, the authors deconstruct the internal machinations that resulted in the historic line of cases that now governs the law of defamation as well as closely related claims such as invasion of privacy and intentional infliction of emotional distress.
New York Times Co. v. Sullivan, credited with defining the "central meaning" of the First Amendment, has protected the freedom of expression for the past 50 years. This book focuses on "the progeny" of that decisionexamining how Justice Brennan nurtured and developed the constitutional law of defamation and related claims from this important milestone. Told largely from Brennan's perspective, and based on his previously unreported papers and interviews with his biographer, the authors deconstruct the internal machinations that resulted in the historic line of cases that now governs the law of defamation as well as closely related claims such as invasion of privacy and intentional infliction of emotional distress.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Chicago, IL
United States
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Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 232 mm
Width: 154 mm
Thickness: 28 mm
Weight
690 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-62722-896-1 (9781627228961)
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Lee Levine is a partner in the Washington D.C. firm Levine Sullivan Koch & Schulz, L.L.P. Stephen Wermiel is a Professor of Practice in Constitutional Law and associate director of the Summer Institute on Law and Government at American University Washington College of Law in Washington DC.
Lee Levine is a partner in the Washington D.C. firm Levine Sullivan Koch & Schulz, L.L.P. Stephen Wermiel is a Professor of Practice in Constitutional Law and associate director of the Summer Institute on Law and Government at American University Washington College of Law in Washington DC.
Lee Levine is a partner in the Washington D.C. firm Levine Sullivan Koch & Schulz, L.L.P. Stephen Wermiel is a Professor of Practice in Constitutional Law and associate director of the Summer Institute on Law and Government at American University Washington College of Law in Washington DC.