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American Masters
Floyd Abrams: Speaking Freely
Season 37
Episode 7
Follow the 50-year career of First Amendment lawyer and legal expert Floyd Abrams. See how his landmark cases, from the Pentagon Papers to Citizens United, helped define free speech as it is known today.
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