Figures of Speech
2011-08-06T09:00:32-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvZWJmXC8zMDA2OTAtbS5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==In his book Figures of Speech, William Bennett Turner examines American’s relationship with the First Amendment through numerous court cases that have shaped the country’s current understandings of free speech. Mr. Turner, a former lawyer who has argued cases before the U.S. Supreme Court, looks at the dichotomy between freedom of speech and popular values in cases that range from Jehovah’s Witnesses rights to proselytize to pornographer Larry Flynt’s obscenity charges. At this event he talked about Julian Assange and the WikiLeaks affair, which occurred too late to be included in the book. Mr. Turner showed numerous slides during his presentation and then responded to questions from members of the audience.
“Wikileaks & the First Amendment” was a Public Affairs Endowed Lecture at The Fromm Institute for Lifelong Learning at San Francisco University.
“Wikileaks & the First Amendment” was a Public Affairs Endowed Lecture at The Fromm Institute for Lifelong Learning at San Francisco University.
In his book Figures of Speech, William Bennett Turner examines American’s relationship with the First Amendment through numerous court cases that have shaped the… read more
In his book Figures of Speech, William Bennett Turner examines American’s relationship with the First Amendment through numerous court cases that have shaped the country’s current understandings of free speech. Mr. Turner, a former lawyer who has argued cases before the U.S. Supreme Court, looks at the dichotomy between freedom of speech and popular values in cases that range from Jehovah’s Witnesses rights to proselytize to pornographer Larry Flynt’s obscenity charges. At this event he talked about Julian Assange and the WikiLeaks affair, which occurred too late to be included in the book. Mr. Turner showed numerous slides during his presentation and then responded to questions from members of the audience.
“Wikileaks & the First Amendment” was a Public Affairs Endowed Lecture at The Fromm Institute for Lifelong Learning at San Francisco University. close
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