AUTHOR THOMAS HEALY: “The Great Dissent - Free Speech in America"

THOMAS HEALY, Professor of Law, Seton Hall Law School, will discuss his new book, 'The Great Dissent: How Oliver Wendell Holmes Changed His Mind--and Changed the History of Free Speech in America' (Henry Holt)

  “Engrossing… An exceptional account of the development of the Constitution’s most basic right, and an illuminating story of remarkable friendships, scholarly communication, and the justice who actually changed his mind.”— Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

One of the Top 10 Books of August, according to the Christian Science Monitor:
http://www.csmonitor.com/Books/2013/0802/10-best-books-of-August-the-Monitor-s-picks/The-Great-Disse...

Thomas Healy is a  graduate of Columbia Law School, he clerked on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit and was a Supreme Court correspondent for The Baltimore Sun. He has written extensively about free speech, the Constitution, and the federal courts. https://www.facebook.com/ThomasHealyAuthor

Professor Healy will visit the West Hartford Public Library, 20 S. Main St., on Tuesday, Sept. 10 at 6:30PM for a reading/book signing. Books will be available for purchase and signing. Park in the nearby Isham Garage and bring your ticket to the Library Meeting Room for validation. For more information, call the library at 860-561-6990, or westhartfordlibrary.org.


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