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Lewis, Anthony., 1927-2013.

Make no law : the Sullivan case and the First Amendment / Anthony Lewis. - 1st ed. - New York : Random House, c1991. - xii, 354 p. : 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [329]-340) and index.

Heed their rising voices -- Reaction in Montgomery -- Separate and unequal -- The trial -- Silencing the press -- The meaning of freedom -- The sedition act -- World War I -- Holmes and Brandeis, dissenting -- "The vitalizing liberties" -- To the Supreme Court -- "There never is a time" -- May it please the court -- "The central meaning of the First Amendment" -- What it meant -- Inside the court -- Public and private -- "The dancing has stopped" -- Back to the drawing board? -- Envoi.

Tells the story of the Sullivan case against the New York Times and the history and evolution of the First Amendment.

ISBN: 0679739394

LCCN: 91006618

Subjects--Personal Names:
Sullivan, L. B.--Trials, litigation, etc.

Subjects--Corporate Names:
New York Times Company .--Trials, litigation, etc.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Libel and slander .--United States.
Freedom of the press--United States.
Press law--United States.

LC Class. No.: KF1266 / .L48 1991

Dewey Class. No.: 345.73/0256 347.305256