When Freedom Speaks The Boundaries and the Boundlessness of... - 9781684580934

When Freedom Speaks The Boundaries and the Boundlessness of Our First Amendment RightAuthor(s): Lynn Greenky\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Brandeis University Press, United States\nImprint: Brandeis University Press\nISBN-13: 9781684580934, 978-1684580934\nSynopsis\nThis book makes first amendment issues immediate and contemporary. When Freedom Speaks chronicles the stories behind our First Amendment right to speak our minds. Lynn Levine Greenkys background as a lawyer, rhetorician, and teacher gives her a unique perspective on the protection we have from laws that abridge our right to the freedom of speech. Rhetoricians focus on language and how it influences perception and moves people to action. Powerfully employing that rhetorical approach, this book explores concepts related to free speech as moral narratives that proscribe the boundaries of our constitutionally protected right. Using the characters and drama embedded in legal cases that elucidate First Amendment principles, W.