First Amendment: References & Edit History

Additional Reading

Good summaries of First Amendment law, aimed at law students but also accessible to others, can be found in Jerome A. Barron and C. Thomas Dienes, First Amendment in a Nutshell, 4th ed. (2008); Thomas C. Berg, The State and Religion in a Nutshell, 2nd ed. (2004); and Daniel A. Farber, The First Amendment, 3rd ed. (2010).

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  • Eugene Volokh
    Gary T. Schwartz Professor of Law, UCLA School of Law, Los Angeles. Founder and coauthor of the Volokh Conspiracy blog.
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Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
Add new Web site: American Library Association - First Amendment and Censorship. Jun 08, 2024
Add new Web site: Free Speech Center at Middle Tennessee State University - First Amendment Timeline. Sep 20, 2022
Added cross-references. Oct 15, 2020
Article revised. Feb 27, 2017
Article revised and updated. Sep 16, 2016
Add new Web site: Cornell University - Legal Information Institute - First Amendment. Dec 29, 2011
Add new Web site: Public Broadcasting Service - Culture Shock - The First Amendment. Dec 29, 2011
New article added. Sep 21, 2010
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