Make No Law

This fascinating book by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Anthony Lewis delves into the legal case that redefined freedom of speech and the press. The story follows a local official in Montgomery, Alabama, who sued The New York Times for libel after they published an ad critical of the city's brutal response to civil rights protests. Lewis expertly chronicles the centuries of legal precedent behind the case and the U.S. Supreme Court's historic reversal of the original verdict. A gripping and wonderfully readable account of a pivotal moment in American history.