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The Constitution: The First Amendment

Background Information

Britannica: First Amendment
Encyclopedia. World News Digest: Constitution of the United States. Freedom of Speech
Encyclopedia. World News Digest: Constitution of the United States. Freedom of the Press
Oxford Companion to the Supreme Court REF KF8742.A35 O93 2005 entry: First Amendment
Gale Encyclopedia of American Law, First Amendment (in Opposing Viewpoints in Context)

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