The Free Press Crisis of 1800: Thomas Cooper's Trial for Seditious Libel (Landmark Law Cases and American Society)

The Free Press Crisis of 1800: Thomas Cooper's Trial for Seditious Libel (Landmark Law Cases and American Society)

by PeterCharlesHoffer (Author)

Synopsis

Examines the trial of journalist Thomas Cooper, which was the first major constitutional challenge to the Sedition Act of 1798 and an important showcase for debating the role of government and the place of dissent in times of national emergency.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 149
Publisher: University Press of Kansas
Published: 15 May 2011

ISBN 10: 0700617655
ISBN 13: 9780700617654