Constitution USA with Peter Sagal

How the first amendment works

Clip: Season 1 | 1m 12s  | Video has closed captioning.

New York Times Editor Bill Keller explains why he loves the first amendment -- and why he believes it's a gift, not only to writers, but to readers as well.

Aired: 02/12/13

Rating: NR

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