Private Attorneys General and the First Amendment

Authors

Trevor W. Morrison, New York University School of LawFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Title

Michigan Law Review

Abstract

Discusses the distinction under the First Amendment which requires injury in suits brought by private plaintiffs but not in those initiated by the U.S. government, and its implications to private attorneys general. Example of issues and situations addressed by a private attorney general; Details of several policy arguments for and against the private attorney general; Specifics of a court case illustrating the distinction.

First Page

589

Volume

103

Publication Date

2005

Recommended Citation

Trevor W. Morrison, Private Attorneys General and the First Amendment, 103 Michigan Law Review 589 (2005).
Available at: https://gretchen.law.nyu.edu/fac-articles/801