The Progeny Justice William J. Brennan's Fight to Preserve the Legacy of New York Times V. Sullivan |
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| Author:
| Levine, Lee
Wermiel, Stephen |
| ISBN: | 978-1-62722-896-1 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2014 |
| Publisher: | American Bar Association
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $39.95 |
Book Description:
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This book focuses on the legacy left by the landmark opinion, New York Times v Sullivan. It provides the authoritative historical account of how an important body of constitutional law came to be.Told largely from Brennan's perspective, the authors deconstruct the internal machinations that resulted in the historic line of cases that now governs the law of defamation and closely related claims such as invasion of privacy and intentional infliction of emotional distress.
This book focuses on the legacy left by the landmark opinion, New York Times v Sullivan. It provides the authoritative historical account of how an important body of constitutional law came to be.Told largely from Brennan's perspective, the authors deconstruct the internal machinations that resulted in the historic line of cases that now governs the law of defamation and closely related claims such as invasion of privacy and intentional infliction of emotional distress.