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Press and speech under assault the early Supreme Court justices and the Sedition Act of 1798, and the campaign against dissent

Title
Press and speech under assault [electronic resource] : the early Supreme Court justices and the Sedition Act of 1798, and the campaign against dissent / by Wendell Bird.
Author
Bird, Wendell R.
Publication
New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2016]

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Description
1 online resource (xli, 522 pages) : illustrations.
Uniform Title
Press and speech under assault (Online)
Alternative Title
Press and speech under assault (Online)
Subject
  • United States
  • Seditious libel > Law and legislation > History > United States > 18th century
  • Freedom of expression > United States > History > 18th century
  • Alien and Sedition laws, 1798
Note
  • Based on author's thesis (doctoral - Oxford University, 2012) issued under title: Freedoms of press and speech in the first decade of the U.S. Supreme Court.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access (note)
  • Access restricted to authorized users.
Contents
The right to dissent, and the growth of freedoms of press and speech in the eighteenth century -- The crime of seditious libel, and England's evisceration of freedoms of press and speech -- The collision of seditious libel and freedoms of press and speech in America's constitutional period -- The initial Supreme Court justices and their views on freedoms of press and speech -- The successor Supreme Court justices and their views on freedoms of press and speech -- The Sedition Act and the assault on freedoms of press and speech : the sitting Supreme Court justices and the trials -- The Sedition Act and the assault on freedoms of press and speech : the missing half of the Sedition Act cases -- The Sedition Act and the assault on freedoms of press and speech : the remaining Supreme Court justices on the Sedition Act -- The Federalist justices and the Republican critics : historical misconceptions about freedom.
LCCN
2015025447
OCLC
ssj0001646404
Author
Bird, Wendell R.
Title
Press and speech under assault [electronic resource] : the early Supreme Court justices and the Sedition Act of 1798, and the campaign against dissent / by Wendell Bird.
Imprint
New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2016]
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Access
Access restricted to authorized users.
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