The Constitution and censorship
- Date
1957
- Main contributor
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- Summary
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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.
- Contributors
Columbia University. Press. Center for Mass Communication.; National Educational Television Film Service.
- Publishers
Center for Mass Communication of Columbia University; Released by NET Film Service
- Genres
Educational films.; Nonfiction films.; Short films.
- Subjects
Freedom of speech; Censorship
- Location
United States
- Collection
National Educational Television
- Unit
IUL Moving Image Archive
- Language
English
- Physical Description
1 film reel (29 min.) : sd., b&w ; 16 mm.
- Other Identifiers
Catalog Key: 14736786; Other: GR00411758; OCLC: ocm04479069; OCLC: 4479069; MDPI Barcode: 40000003241280
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