The First Amendment, Third Edition - Hardcover

<p> <b>The First Amendment, Third Edition</b>, puts the power of a sterling author team at the service of professors who are focusing exclusively on freedoms of speech, expression, and religion. Using cases, excerpted scholarship, and notes, the <b>Third Edition</b> provides an in-depth treatment of First Amendment issues. </p> <p> <b>Featured in the Third Edition:</b> </p> <ul> <li> <b>an up-to-date, in-depth, and cogent treatment of First Amendment issues,</b> with a 75/25 split in coverage between speech and religion </li> <li> <b>a balance of historical, theoretical, and practical approaches</b> </li> <li> <b>the highly regarded authorship</b> of the very successful casebook, <b> Constitutional Law, Fifth Edition</b> </li> <li> <b>numerous well-crafted problems</b> with which students can practice applying legal principles in hypothetical situations </li> </ul> <p> <b>New to the Third Edition:</b> </p> <ul> <li> major new cases: <ul> <li> <b><i>Ashcroft v. American Civil Liberties Union</i></b> on the constitutionality of the Child Online Protection Act (COPA) </li> <li> <b><i>Virgina v. Black</i></b> on content-based restrictions on freedom of expression </li> <li> <b><i>U.S. v. American Library Association</i></b> and <b><i>Randall v. Sorrell</i></b> on content-neutral restrictions </li> <li> <b><i>Eldred v. Ashcroft</i></b> on freedom of the press and the <b>Copyright Term Extension Act (CTEA)</b> </li> </ul> </li> <li> new materials on the <b>Establishment clause</b> and the <b>Free Exercise clause </b></li> <li> <b>updated notes on recent scholarship</b> concerning <b>free speech</b> and the <b>religion clauses</b> </li> </ul> <p> Whether you use <b>First Amendment, Third Edition</b>, as a stand-alone text in a First Amendment elective, or as a supplement in a Constitutional Law course, this outstanding author team will illuminate your coverage of First Amendment topics with their passion and erudition. </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p> </p>