
Fighting faiths: the Abrams case, the Supreme Court, and free speech
Littérature générale (romans), Politique et gouvernement, Loi et crime, Loi et justice
Audio avec voix humaine
Résumé
A history professor examines the case of five anarchists charged with distributing leaflets opposing U.S. intervention in Russia after World War I. He details the superheated atmosphere of patriotism in the country at that time, and the unfair trial the… five received after being beaten and coerced to confess. Polenberg also analyzes the U.S. Supreme Court and its decision in the case