Book Review: Zick’s new book examines the First Amendment in the Trump era

Pro-First Amendment:  Timothy Zick believes the principles involved in the lessons he’s drawing about the First Amendment in the current era are useful for readers to know and to embrace regardless of their political beliefs.  Image courtesy of W&M Law School

Writing his latest book on the First Amendment — his fourth in 10 years — William & Mary Law Professor Timothy Zick decided to try something a little different. His new volume would be slimmer, more accessible to general audiences, and ripped from the latest headlines.

And as of Oct. 28, it’s also in eager readers’ hands.

In “The First Amendment in the Trump Era,” Zick, the John Marshall Professor of Government and Citizenship at William & Mary Law School, not only examines the growing number of First Amendment controversies in the past three years, but also connects present concerns to episodes throughout American history. He also relates recent First Amendment controversies to the concept of dissent.

Indeed, dissent looms large, beginning when Zick dedicates his book to “all the noisy dissenters — past, present, and future.”

Read more and watch a video about the title at

https://www.wm.edu/news/stories/2019/zicks-new-book-examines-the-first-amendment-in-the-trump-era.php