Figures of Speech: First Amendment Heroes and Villains / William Bennett Turner

For the last 25 years, William Bennett Turner has taught a course on the First Amendment at UC Berkeley. His book, Figures of Speech, describes the colorful characters who have played roles in important First Amendment controversies. Choosing figures and cases from his own personal experience, Turner illustrates broad First Amendment principles and describes how we’ve arrived at our contemporary understanding of the First Amendment’s meaning.