Floyd Abrams quotes - page 2

There are some circumstances in which the First Amendment interest comes up against another interest that is really important and in which we have to make a decision in a particular case as to which is more important. (Floyd Abrams)
No other country in the world gives protection like that, but it is not absolute protection. People sometimes meet that high burden and win libel suits, and in those cases I think they ought to win. View quote
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I try to do that in this book without preaching - to try to do as you just said that you really have to defend the First Amendment rights of everybody. View quote
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Here we have a situation where a defendant in a case agrees to an interview with Dan Rather. It happened to be not confidential. But it was an interview with Dan Rather. View quote
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It is not to benefit CBS, not to benefit its reporters. On this one, the entire basis of it is this is a way to get more information, more important information to the public. And that's why so many states recognize this. View quote
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The principle though remains the same, and the important thing is CBS fought hard, very hard, to protect that principle and will fight again. View quote
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Were this not Texas, were there not a state where there were no protections at all and where the law was clear on that, I think CBS and Mary Mapes and Dan Rather and all of us had a very good chance of winning. So this is an ongoing battle about an issue of principle. View quote
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The government understands - every government, every administration, both parties, understands - that that power they just don't have. View quote
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