Beyond the First Amendment

Beyond the First Amendment
AuthorSamuel Peter Nelson
LanguageEnglish
SubjectFreedom of speech
GenreLaw
PublisherJohns Hopkins University Press
Publication date
2005
Publication placeUnited States
Pages240
ISBN978-0801881732
OCLC56924685

Beyond the First Amendment: The Politics of Free Speech and Pluralism is a book about freedom of speech and the First Amendment to the United States Constitution, written by author Samuel Peter Nelson. It was published by Johns Hopkins University Press in 2005.[1][2] In it, Nelson discusses how the more general notion of free speech differs from that specifically applied to the First Amendment in American law.

The book was positively received in reviews from academic and legal journals. Choice: Current Reviews for Academic Libraries recommended the book due to its thought-provoking propositions,[3] and a review in The Journal of Politics described it as "a nice effort to explore free speech issues not covered by the First Amendment or constitutional law".[4] A review in the journal Political Communication concluded of the author's argumentation: "His is indeed a theory fraught with possibilities both favorable and unfavorable to an expanded scope for the contents of free speech".[5] Law and Politics Book Review concluded "Beyond the First Amendment is an intriguing and important contribution to the literature on free speech".[6]

  1. ^ OCLC 475131041
  2. ^ OCLC 56924685
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  4. ^ Graber, Mark A. (August 2006). "Beyond the First Amendment". The Journal of Politics. 68 (3). United States: 751–753. doi:10.1111/j.1468-2508.2006.00459_8.x. ISSN 0022-3816. S2CID 152388848. Archived from the original on July 15, 2011. Retrieved January 21, 2011.
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