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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Cathy Michael
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