The boisterous freedom promised by the First Amendment is both the
heart of American experiment and the fissure along which it divides
itself. Those who would fight freedom's enemies, from political
correctness to corporate intimidation to outright censorship, face
powerful adversaries. But they also have a potent weapon at their
disposal: good, old-fashioned talk--tough talk. And as one of
America's leading First Amendment attorneys, Martin Garbus is one
of the toughest talkers there is.
Starting with his work on the tam that defended the legendary
satirist Lenny Bruce against obscenity charges, Garbus has been a
fearless advocate for some of the most important voices of our
time, among them union organizer Cesar Chavez, actor Robert
Redford, director Spike Lee, writer Samuel Beckett, Russian
dissident Andrei Sakharov, and Czech playwright Vaclav Havel, who,
as president of his country's revolutionary government, invited
Garbus to help write the nation's constitution.
But Garbus is not an ivory-tower theoretician. He is a highly
effective defense lawyer who takes on cases with the full intent of
winning. In Tough Talk, Garbus goes behind the scenes to show us
how our system really works and what he does to make it work for
his clients. How does an attorney get controversial cases? What
does he do to gain control of a hostile courtroom? How does he work
with a defendant whose beliefs are the opposite of his own?
Tough Talk is both the story of one man's battle for freedom and a
clear-eyed account of every major First Amendment issue this nation
has faced in the last three decades, for the battles Garbus has
fought have become the touchstones of America's debate about the
limits of freedom. In showing us how he has harnessed his personal
idealism to the gritty reality of the courtroom, Garbus gives
brilliant testimony to the power of tough talk.
"From the Hardcover edition."
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