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Media Law and Ethics A Casebook

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ISBN-10: 0805850821

ISBN-13: 9780805850826

Edition: 2nd 2008 (Revised)

Authors: Roy L. Moore

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This new edition of the casebook includes extensive excerpts from 25 major decisions by the Supreme Court of the United States in media law or related to media law. The cases are presented in the order in which they are discussed in the third edition of Media Law and Ethics by Roy L. Moore and Michael D. Murray, but the casebook is designed to be used as a supplemental text in any media law course. Each case includes a brief overview and has been edited to delete detailed citations and highly technical material. However, every effort has been made to preserve the Court's original language, including its recitation of the facts, its reasoning and the holding in the case. Most of the cases…    
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List price: $60.95
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 6/20/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 336
Size: 6.75" wide x 9.50" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 1.298
Language: English

Jeffrey A. Kottler, Ph. D. , is Professor and Chair of the Counseling Program at California State University, Fullerton. He is author of over 45 books in the field, including Doing Good, Making Changes Last and the New York Times bestseller, The Last Victim . Jon Carlson, Psy.D., Ed.D. is Professor of Psychology and Counseling at Governers State University and a psychologist with the Lake Geneva Wellness Clinic in Wisconsin. He is the founding editor of The Family Journal and has written more than 20 books.Roy L. Moore is professor of journalism and dean of the College of Mass Communication at Middle Tennessee State University. He holds a Ph.D. in mass communication from the University of…    

Sources and Types of American Law
Introduction
Marbury v. Madison (1803) [authority of federal judiciary]
The U.S. Legal System
Tory et al. v. Cochran (2005) [mootness-libel]
The Judicial Process
J.E.B. v. Alabama ex rel. T.B. (1994) [jury selection-gender]
Victor v. Nebraska and Sandoval v. California (1994) [jury instructions-beyond a reasonable doubt]
Prior Restraint
Near v. Minnesota (1931) [constitutionality of state statute imposing prior restraint on publications]
United States v. Eichman and United States v. Haggerty (1990) [First Amendment protection for flag burning]
City of Ladue v. Gilleo (1994) [prior restraint on residential sign]
Morse v. Frederick (2007) [prior restraint on high school expression]
Corporate and Commercial Speech
Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corp. v. Public Service Commission of New York (1980) [First Amendment protection for commercial speech]
Florida Bar v. Went For It, Inc. (1995) [regulation of mail solicitations by attorneys]
Watchtower Bible & Tract Society of New York v. Village of Stratton (2002) [regulation of door-to-door canvassing by religious groups]
Johanns, Secretary of Agriculture v. Livestock Marketing Association (2005) [constitutionality of federal agricultural checkoff program to promote beef consumption]
Electronic Mass Media and Telecommunications
Red Lion Broadcasting v. Federal Communications Commission (1969) [regulation of broadcasting-Fairness Doctrine]
Turner Broadcasting System v. Federal Communications Commission (Turner Broadcasting II) (1997) [regulation of cable television-"must-carry provisions"]
Libel
New York Times v. Sullivan (1964) [actual malice rule-public officials]
Gertz v. Robert Welch (1974) [state standards-private individuals]
Hustler v. Falwell (1988) [intentional infliction of emotional distress]
Indecency, Obscenity and Pornography
Miller v. California (1973) [test for obscenity]
Ashcroft v. Free Speech Coalition (2002) [1996 Child Pornography Prevention Act-computer-simulated images]
Right of Privacy
Florida Star v. B. J. F. (1989) [public records-publication of rape victim's name]
Gonzaga University v. Doe (2002) [civil damages for violation of privacy under Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA)]
Press and Public Access to the Judicial Processes, Records, Places and Meetings
Richmond Newspapers v. Virginia (1980) [First Amendment right of access to criminal trials]
Chandler v. Florida (1981) [free press v. fair trial-cameras in the courtroom]
Intellectual Property
Moseley and Moseley v. V Secret Catalogue (2003) [proof of trademark dilution under the Federal Trademark Dilution Act of 1995 (FTDA)]
Eldred v. Ashcroft (2002) [constitutionality of Copyright Term Extension Act of 1998]