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ABA Journal: Modern Law Library : First Amendment defender warns of threats to free speech in the ‘fake news’ era

ABA Journal: Modern Law Library : First Amendment defender warns of threats to free speech in the ‘fake news’ era

FromABA Journal Podcasts - Legal Talk Network


ABA Journal: Modern Law Library : First Amendment defender warns of threats to free speech in the ‘fake news’ era

FromABA Journal Podcasts - Legal Talk Network

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Length:
38 minutes
Released:
Aug 3, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

The rights to free speech and freedom of the press guaranteed in the Bill of Rights. But when it was first passed–and for its first hundred or so years–the First Amendment was not the robust defense we think of today. Legendary civil rights attorney Floyd Abrams joins the ABA Journal’s Lee Rawles to discuss his book “The Soul of the First Amendment” in this episode of the Modern Law Library. Abrams shares how First Amendment jurisprudence changed over time, and what dangers he sees ahead for free speech in the era of fake news and a presidential administration that is hostile to the press.
Released:
Aug 3, 2017
Format:
Podcast episode

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