Cases in Communication Law

by Siegel, Paul

• ISBN13: 9780205289868
• ISBN10: 020528986X
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-01-01
• Publisher: Allyn & Bacon

Summary

Originally intended as a companion book to the author's Communication Law in America, this case law book can comfortably stand on its own as a great read, and a great resource for anyone. This book covers 55 cases in all - 34 United States Supreme Court decisions, 13 federal appellate decisions, and 6 federal district court cases. The book also includes 2 state cases: 1 from the Supreme Court of Hawaii and the other from a lower court in New York. Several excerpts of court cases are included for each topic, rather than one long case per chapter, resulting in more meaningful, manageable selections. For anyone working in Communications or the Media, or anyone interested in Media Law.

Author Biography

Paul Siegel is professor and formerly chairperson of communication studies at Gallaudet University in Washington, D.C., the world's only comprehensive university designed specifically for deaf and hard-of-hearing students.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction.
The American Judiciary.
Understanding Legal Citations.
A Word About the Editing of this Volume.

2. First Amendment Principles.
Brandenburg v. Ohio.
Hess v. Indiana.
Rice v. Paladin Press.
Board of Education v. Pico.
Wooley v. Maynard.
U.S. v. O'Brien.
Cornelius v. NAACP Legal and Education Fund.
U.S. v. The Progressive.

3. Libel: Common Law Principles.
Greenbelt Cooperative Publishing Association v. Bresler.
Stein v. Trager.
Weinstein v. Bullick.
Kaelin v. Globe Communications Corporation.

4. Libel: Constitutional Considerations.
New York Times v. Sullivan.
Gertz v. Welch.
Philadelphia Newspapers v. Hepps.
Ollman v. Evans.
Milkovich v. Lorain Journal.

5. Invasion of Privacy.
Time v. Hill.
Neff v. Time.
Holman v. Central Arkansas Broadcasting Company.
Zacchini v. Scripps Howard Broadcasting Company.
White v. Samsung Electronics Corporation America.

6. Copyright and Trademark.
Feist Publications v. Rural Telephone Service Company.
Community for Creative Non-Violence v. Reid.
Campbell v. Acuff-Rose Music.
Lyons Partnership v. Giannoulas.

7. Access to Government Information.
Saxbe v. Washington Post.
Borreca v. Fasi.
Kurzon v. Department of Health and Human Services.
Acker v. Texas Water Commission.

8. Covering the Judiciary.
Sheppard v. Maxwell.
Nebraska Press Association v. Stuart.
Press-Enterprise v. Superior Court (I).
Press-Enterprise v. Superior Court (II).
U.S. v. McVeigh.

9. Protecting News Sources.
Branzburg v. Hayes.
Zurcher v. Stanford Daily.
Gonzales v. NBC.
Cohen v. Crowles Media Company.

10. Regulation of Advertising.
Virginia Pharmacy v. Virginia Citizens Consumer Council.
Central Hudson Gas & Electric v. Public Service Commission.
Rubin v. Coors Brewing Company.
Ragin v. New York Times.

11. Sexually Oriented Speech.
Miller v. California.
Stanley v. Georgia.
Osborne v. Ohio.
American Booksellers Association v. Hudnut.

12. Broadcast Regulation.
Red Lion v. FCC.
Becker v. FCC.
FCC v. Pacifica Foundation.
Turner v. FCC.
Time Warner Entertainment Co. v. FCC

13. The Internet.
ACLU v. Reno.
Mainstream Loudoun v. Loudoun County Library.
Tasini v. New York Times.
Brookfield Communications v. West Coast Entertainment.
A&M Records v. Napster, Inc.

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