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Floyd Abrams and the Soul of the First Amendment

May 08, 2017

Floyd Abrams, celebrated First Amendment lawyer, discusses his new book, The Soul of the First Amendment, and examines the degree to which American law protects free speech more often, more intensely, and more controversially than anywhere else in the world.

Jeffrey Rosen, president and CEO of the National Constitution Center, moderated the event on May 8, 2017.

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