An Interview With Floyd Abrams

By Randy Maniloff ( June 27, 2017, 10:20 AM EDT) -- Floyd Abrams is the nation's foremost First Amendment lawyer. Me? The last time I thought about the First Amendment was 1991. I was reading a book that had "Barbri" written across the cover. So, as the hour drew near to interview the man who has been called Mr. First Amendment, I began to think jeez, maybe this wasn't my brightest idea. My plan was simple just stay out of the weeds with the guy. . . .

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