The progeny : Justice William J. Brennan's fight to preserve the legacy of New York Times v. Sullivan

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Law Library — 2nd Floor Collection (2nd floor)

Call Number
KF8745.B68 W47 2014
Status
Available

Summary

New York Times Co. v. Sullivan, credited with defining the central meaning of the First Amendment, has protected the freedom of expression for the past 50 years. This compelling work of historical non-fiction focuses on the progeny of that decision, examining how Justice Brennan nurtured and developed the constitutional law of defamation and related claims. The book draws on the previously unreported papers of Justice Brennan and several of his colleagues and, through them as well as author Stephen Wermiel's private interviews with Brennan, provides the authoritative historical account of how an important body of constitutional law came to be. The Progeny offers fresh insights with respect to both what the law means and the process by which it was formulated. This text tells a compelling story in which the Brennan and his fellow justices are the lead characters. Given Sullivan's enormous impact on our rights to freedom of speech and press, this book is a must read for Supreme Court watchers, journalists, fans of legal history, and, of course, First Amendment enthusiasts.

Contents

  • Acknowledgments p. vii
  • About the Authors p. ix
  • Authors' Note p. xi
  • Chapter 1 Sullivan p. 1
  • Chapter 2 Reinforcing the "Central Meaning" p. 33
  • Garrison v. Louisiana p. 34
  • Henry v. Collins p. 45
  • Rosenblatt v. Baer p. 46
  • Time, Inc. v. Hill p. 55
  • Chapter 3 Of "Public Figures" and "Actual Malice" p. 65
  • Curtis Publishing Co. v. Butts, Associated Press v. Walker p. 66
  • Beckley Newspapers Corp. v. Hanks p. 81
  • St. Amant v. Thompson p. 82
  • Greenbelt Cooperative Publishing Association v. Bresler p. 88
  • Monitor Patriot Co. v. Roy, Time, Inc. v. Rape, and Ocala Star-Banner Co. v. Damron p. 98
  • Chapter 4 Losing Control p. 109
  • Rosenbloom v. Metromedia, Inc. p. 110
  • Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc. p. 126
  • Chapter 5 Unpacking Gertz p. 159
  • Cox Broadcasting Corp. v. Cohn p. 159
  • Time, Inc. v. Firestone p. 166
  • Landmark Communications, Inc. v. Virginia p. 180
  • Herbert v. Lando p. 183
  • Smith v. Daily Mail Publishing Co. p. 194
  • Hutchinson v. Proxmire, Wolston v. Reader's Digest Association p. 198
  • Chapter 6 Substance or Procedure? p. 213
  • Keeton v. Hustler Magazine, Inc p. 214
  • Calder v. Jones p. 220
  • Bose Corp. v. Consumers Union p. 224
  • Chapter 7 The Landmark That Wasn't p. 237
  • The October 1983 Term p. 240
  • The October 1984 Term p. 253
  • Chapter 8 The Last of the Burger Court p. 279
  • Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc. p. 280
  • Philadelphia Newspapers, Inc. v. Hepps p. 291
  • Chapter 9 The End of the Road p. 299
  • Hustler Magazine, Inc. v. Falwell p. 300
  • Harte-Hanks Communications, Inc. v. Connaughton p. 308
  • Florida Star v. B.J.F. p. 322
  • Milkovich v. Lorain Journal Co p. 329
  • Chapter 10 Epilogue p. 341
  • Masson v. New Yorker Magazine, Inc. p. 343
  • Cohen v. Cowles Media Co. p. 348
  • Bartnicki v. Vopper p. 354
  • Notes on Sources p. 367
  • Chapter 1  p. 369
  • Sullivan p. 369
  • Chapter 2  p. 378
  • Garrison v. Louisiana p. 378
  • Henry v. Collins p. 382
  • Rosenblatt v. Baer p. 382
  • Time, Inc. v. Hill p. 385
  • Chapter 3  p. 387
  • Curtis Publishing Co. v. Butts, Associated Press v. Walker p. 387
  • Beckley Newspapers Corp. v. Hanks p. 389
  • St. Amant v. Thompson p. 390
  • Greenbelt Cooperative Publishing Association v. Bresler p. 391
  • Monitor Patriot Co. v. Roy, Time, Inc. v. Pope, and Ocala Star-Banner Co. v. Damron p. 392
  • Chapter 4  p. 395
  • Rosenbloom v. Metromedia, Inc. p. 395
  • Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc. p. 400
  • Chapter 5  p. 406
  • Cox Broadcasting Corp. v. Cohn p. 406
  • Time, Inc. v. Firestone p. 408
  • Landmark Communications, Inc. v. Virginia p. 411
  • Herbert v. Lando p. 412
  • Smith v. Daily Mail Publishing Co. p. 417
  • Hutchinson v. Proxmire, Wolston v. Reader's Digest Association p. 418
  • Chapter 6  p. 421
  • Keeton v. Hustler Magazine p. 421
  • Calder v. Jones p. 423
  • Bose Corp. v. Consumers Union p. 424
  • Chapter 7  p. 426
  • The October 1983 Term p. 427
  • October 1984 Term p. 431
  • Chapter 8  p. 436
  • Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc. p. 436
  • Philadelphia Newspapers, Inc. v. Hepps p. 439
  • Chapter 9  p. 441
  • Hustler Magazine v. Falwell p. 442
  • Harte-Hanks Communications, Inc. v. Connaughton p. 444
  • Florida Star v. B.J.F. p. 447
  • Milkovich v. Lorain Journal Co. p. 448
  • Chapter 10  p. 451
  • Masson v. New Yorker Magazine, Inc. p. 451
  • Cohen v. Cowles Media Co. p. 453
  • Bartnicki v. Vopper p. 454
  • Index p. 457

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