{"product_id":"freedom-of-association-rights-and-liberties-under-the-law-9781576077726","title":"Freedom of Association: Rights and Liberties Under the Law","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Robert Bresler\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: ABC-CLIO\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: ABC-CLIO\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Constitutional\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom colonial times to the information age, an exhaustive survey of one of America's most contentious constitutional rights.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eFreedom of Association: Rights and Liberties under the Law\u003c\/i\u003e chronicles the evolution of a right derived from but not granted in the First Amendment--freedom of association. An opening analysis of the Supreme Court's ruling against a gay adult member of the Boy Scouts of America illustrates the range and complexity of this issue. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHistorical discussions of colonial America, including the British Parliament's efforts to suppress political associations, set the stage for a careful scrutiny of the political and legislative activities of the 1950s and 1960s when the Supreme Court established freedom of association as a constitutionally protected right. A concluding chapter delves into the contemporary issues of antidiscriminatory and campaign finance laws and explores the ever-present tension between liberty--freedom from the state--and equality--protection by the state.","brand":"ABC-CLIO","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45083822653591,"sku":"9781576077726","price":6397.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781576077726.webp?v=1767264120","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/freedom-of-association-rights-and-liberties-under-the-law-9781576077726","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}