Democracy vs. The First Amendment
Martin M. Shapiro
Friday, 30 Jan 1981 at 8:00 pm – Gallery, Memorial Union
Martin Shapiro is professor of law at the University of California, Berkeley. He received his BA from UCLA and his Ph.D from Harvard and taught at Stanford, University of California at Irvine, San Diego, Los Angeles, and Riverside. His books include Law and Politics in the Supreme Court, Freedom of Speech: The Supreme Court and Judicial Review, Supreme Court and Administrative Agencies, and Courts (in press). He has also written many scholarly articles and co-authored or edited several other books including The Supreme Court and Constitutional Rights, American National Government, The Politic of Constitutional Law, and American Constitutional Law.Part of the National Affairs Series: The Bill of Rights - Taking Liberties?
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