Beyond the burning cross the first amendment and the landmark rav case edward j cleary author nat hentoff introduction by random house ny 25 314p isbn 978 0 679 42460 4 buy this book. Beyond the burning cross the first amendment and the landmark rav case edward j cleary format book hathitrust emergency access edition 1st ed published new york random house c1994 description xx 314 p 25 cm notes includes bibliographical references and index. The item beyond the burning cross the first amendment and the landmark rav case edward j cleary represents a specific individual material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in beyond the burning cross the first amendment and the landmark rav case edward j cleary represents a specific individual material. The item beyond the burning cross the first amendment and the landmark rav case edward j cleary represents a specific individual material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in dc public library system. A burning cross placed on the lawn of a black family living in a white neighborhood in st paul minnesota led to the enactment of a sweeping hate crimes ordinance under this regulations language a youth known as rav and another were prosecuted but as nat hentoff observes in the introduction it was the first amendment not cross burning that powered this case lawyer cleary