The Kingfish and the Constitution: Huey Long, the First Amendment, and the Emergence of Modern Press Freedom in America

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• Recent Titles in Contributions in Political Science ii
• Title Page iii
• Contents ix
• Preface xi
• Notes xiv
• Chapter 1 - Introduction: Huey Long, the Press, and the First Amendment in 1930 1
• Notes 16
• Chapter 2 - The Kingfish and the "Lying Newspapers" of Louisiana 19
• Notes 44
• Chapter 3 - The Kingfish Goes National 47
• Notes 64
• Chapter 4 - Guiding the Newspapers in the "Path of Rectitude": Censorship by Taxation 67
• Notes 92
• Chapter 5 - The Press Counterattacks 95
• Notes 116
• Chapter 6 - The Grosjean Case before the Three-Judge Court 119

• Recent Titles in Contributions in Political Science ii
• Title Page iii
• Contents ix
• Preface xi
• Notes xiv
• Chapter 1 - Introduction: Huey Long, the Press, and the First Amendment in 1930 1
• Notes 16
• Chapter 2 - The Kingfish and the "Lying Newspapers" of Louisiana 19
• Notes 44
• Chapter 3 - The Kingfish Goes National 47
• Notes 64
• Chapter 4 - Guiding the Newspapers in the "Path of Rectitude": Censorship by Taxation 67
• Notes 92
• Chapter 5 - The Press Counterattacks 95
• Notes 116
• Chapter 6 - The Grosjean Case before the Three-Judge Court 119
• Notes 148
• Chapter 7 - The Appeal to the Supreme Court 149
• Notes 171
• Chapter 8 - Epilogue 175
• Notes 185
• Bibliographical Essay 187
• Index 191
• About the Author 197