A First Amendment Profile of the Supreme Court

by Craig Smith, R Brandon Anderson (Contribution by), Jennifer Asenas (Contribution by), Katie Gibson (Contribution by), Amy L. Heyse California State University Long Beach (Contribution by)

Overview

A First Amendment Profile of the Supreme Court focuses on the nine justices of the United States Supreme Court and determines their frames for assessing First Amendment cases. In each of the chapters, a justice is profiled in terms of his or her claims during the nomination hearings and the positions they have taken in significant Supreme Court decisions. These chapters provide a rhetorical frame that each of these justices would find appealing regarding First Amendment case law.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781611493610
Publisher:	University Press Copublishing Division
Publication date:	09/09/2011
Pages:	194
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Craig Smith is director of the Center for First Amendment Studies and professor of communication studies at California State University, Long Beach.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Chapter One: Introduction, Methodology, and Overview
Chapter 2 Chapter Two:The Nomination Process
Chapter 3 Chapter Three: Chief Justice Roberts
Chapter 4 Chapter Four: Associate Justice Stevens
Chapter 5 Chapter Five: Associate Justice Scalia
Chapter 6 Chapter Six: Associate Justice Kennedy
Chapter 7 Chapter Seven: Associate Justice Souter
Chapter 8 Chapter Eight: Associate Justice Breyer
Chapter 9 Chapter Nine: Associate Justice Ginsburg
Chapter 10 Chapter Ten: Associate Justice Thomas
Chapter 11 Chapter Eleven: Associate Justice Alito
Chapter 12 Chapter Twelve: Conclusion
13 About the Contributors
14 Index of Major First Amendment Supreme Court Cases