CQ Press: Encyclopedia of the First Amendment Online Edition, David Hudson , David Schultz , John Vile

Encyclopedia of the First Amendment Online Edition
John Vile, Middle Tennessee State University
David Schultz, Hamline University
David Hudson, Jr., Vanderbilt University

In the first work of its kind, this new and exciting two-volume reference comprehensively examines all the freedoms in the First Amendment, including free speech, press, assembly, petition, and religion. Encyclopedia of the First Amendment covers the political, historical, and cultural significance of the First Amendment. It provides exclusive, singular focus on what most people consider the essential elements of the Bill of Rights and the basic liberties that Americans enjoy.

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Bio(s)

John Vile, Middle Tennessee State University

John R. Vile is a professor of political science and dean of the University Honors College at Middle Tennessee State University. He is the author of numerous books including The Constitutional Convention of 1787: An Encyclopedia of America's Founding, and Presidential Winners & Losers: Words of Victory and Concession (CQ Press, 2002).

David Schultz, Hamline University

David Schultz is a professor in the School of Business at Hamline University and a senior fellow and professor in the Institute of Law and Politics at the University Of Minnesota School of Law. He is the author of over 25 books and 70 plus articles, including The Encyclopedia of the United States Constitution (2008) and The Encyclopedia of the Supreme Court (2005). David is a past vice-president of both the Texas and Minnesota chapters of the American Civil Liberties Union.

David Hudson, Jr., Vanderbilt University

David L. Hudson Jr. is a First Amendment Scholar with the First Amendment Center at Vanderbilt University. He teaches First Amendment classes at the Nashville School of Law and Vanderbilt Law School. He is a First Amendment contributing editor to the American Bar Association's Preview of United States Supreme Court Cases. He is the author or co-author of 20 books, including The Silencing of Student Voices: Preserving Free Speech in America's Schools (2003), and The Bill of Rights: The First Ten Amendments of the Constitution (2002).

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