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Floyd Abrams
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Born:
Jul 9, 1936
AMERICAN MASTERS FILM
Floyd Abrams: Speaking Freely
(Sep 2023)
Directed by Yael Melamede
Written Features
Floyd Abrams: Speaking Freely
How involved should the government be on social media platforms?
Floyd Abrams: Speaking Freely
Kashmir Hill chronicles the rise of controversial AI app in new book
Floyd Abrams: Speaking Freely
13 Supreme Court appearances and other important cases in Floyd Abrams’ career
Floyd Abrams: Speaking Freely
Understand free speech through the story of one man
Yael Melamede and Clare Smith Marash reflect on how their documentary explores the fraught history...
Floyd Abrams: Speaking Freely
5 important facets of First Amendment law today
Video Features
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Floyd Abrams: Speaking Freely
Dan Abrams on defending his father's work on Citizens United
Dan Abrams discusses how he admires his father for working on cases he may not agree with.
CLIP: 2:26
Floyd Abrams: Speaking Freely
The case that protected corporate spending in elections
Learn how the First Amendment protects independent spending by corporations in elections.
CLIP: 2:22
Floyd Abrams: Speaking Freely
When The New York Times published the Pentagon Papers
The New York Times sought the legal counsel after publishing the Pentagon Papers.
CLIP: 2:48
Floyd Abrams: Speaking Freely
The history of the First Amendment
"We were making up, in a sense, First Amendment law as we went along," said Floyd Abrams.
Thought Leaders: A series on innovative American thinkers
A collection of documentaries spotlighting key figures in American politics, law and music.
WATCH: 1:22:45
Floyd Abrams: Speaking Freely
Follow the 50-year career of preeminent First Amendment attorney Floyd Abrams.
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