The constitution and censorship

Year Published: 1959

Creator: Center for Mass Communication of Columbia University Press Erik Barnouw Herbert Wechsler Robert Trout Stephen L. Sharff Russell Cantwell Justice Henry C. Greenberg Hugh M. Flick Ephraim S. London

Format: 16mm

Description: Shows the relationship of the Constitution to the issue of prior restraint on freedom of expression. Presents the case of Burstyn v. Wilson challenging the constitutionality of New York State's film censorship system and Cantwell v. Connecticut involving questions of freedom of speech and religion. Discusses the questions pertaining to freedom of speech when multiplied via recordings or film, and how the claims of free expression can be weighed against claims for local, state, or federal protection.

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