The Fourth Estate and the Constitution: Freedom of the Press in America - History Book on US Media Law & First Amendment Rights for Students, Lawyers & Journalists

Examines media rights with insights into historical events. The author, a legal scholar specializing in media and the law, goes back to the framing of the First Amendment and chronicles the two main traditions of interpreting freedom of the press to illuminate the issues that today ignite controversy. Notes. Index. Bibliographic references. 357p.