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FIRELaunches First Amendment Library
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 14, 2016鈥擳oday, the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) is proud to launch our First Amendment Library, designed to be the premier resource for information about the First Amendment鈥檚 five freedoms.
FIRE鈥檚 First Amendment Library is a free, online database of First Amendment-related materials, including illustrated timelines, educational materials, unique articles, and more than 900 Supreme Court cases concerning the First Amendment and the . The content available in the library serves as the foundation for an an easy-to-use, ever-expanding resource for students, law clerks, lawmakers, judges, lawyers, journalists, and anyone else who wants to learn about the First Amendment.
鈥淭he First Amendment Library is a one-of-a-kind knowledge hub for all things relating to our Constitution鈥檚 first freedoms,鈥 said FIREExecutive Director Robert Shibley. 鈥淔IREis excited to share this resource with the world, and we hope that it will generate more interest in the First Amendment and its important history.鈥
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One of the unique features of the First Amendment Library is its collection of the complete transcripts of legendary comedian Lenny Bruce鈥檚 obscenity trials in San Francisco, Los Angeles, Chicago, and New York City. This is the first time these documents (and others, including those concerning his posthumous pardon) have been made publicly available for free online. The searchable transcripts illuminate Bruce鈥檚 legal struggles to perform his routines free from censorship.
, the Harold S. Shefelman Scholar at the University of Washington School of Law, is the editor-in-chief of the First Amendment Library. Collins is a co-author of the book and donated the Bruce documents to the library.
The library鈥檚 advisors consist of a 15-member board of First Amendment lawyers, scholars, and historians. Among its luminaries, the board includes First Amendment attorneys and , former ACLU president , and University of California, Los Angeles law professor and The Washington Post contributor .
This project would not be possible without the generous support of . As the former president of CBS, the late Frank Stanton was committed to creating a more informed citizenry through the preservation of First Amendment rights, a goal that this library will help further. The Foundation鈥檚 support made it possible for FIREto relaunch, update, and expand the library, which was hosted on the website of the until a few years ago.
The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (果冻传媒app官方) is a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization student rights organization dedicated to defending liberty, freedom of speech, due process, academic freedom, legal equality, and freedom of conscience on America鈥檚 college campuses.
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Katie Barrows, Communications Coordinator, 果冻传媒app官方: 215-717-3473; media@thefire.org
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