Media Law and Ethics

Abstract

Contents Page SOURCES AND TYPES OF AMERICAN LAW Introduction !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!..!!. 5 Marbury v. Madison (1803) [authority of federal judiciary]!!!!!6 THE U.S. LEGAL SYSTEM Tory et al. v. Cochran (2005) [mootness -- libel] !!!!!!!!!!!18 THE JUDICIAL PROCESS J.E.B. v. Alabama ex rel. T.B. (1994) [jury selection -- gender] !..22 Victor v. Nebraska and Sandoval v. California (1994) [jury instructions -- beyond a reasonable doubt] !!!!!!!!!!!!... 37 PRIOR RESTRAINT 5. Near v. Minnesota (1931) [constitutionality of state statute imposing prior restraint on publications] !!!!!!!..!!!!!!...57 United States v. Eichman and United States v. Haggerty (1990) [First Amendment protection for flag burning] !!!!!!.!!!!. 70 City of Ladue v. Gilleo (1994) [prior restraint on residential sign] !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!79 Morse v. Frederick (2007) [prior restraint on high school expression] !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!. 88 CORPORATE AND COMMERCIAL SPEECH Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corp. v. Public Service Commission of New York (1980) [First Amendment protection for commercial speech] !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!..!!!!!!!!!! 100 Florida Bar v. Went For It, Inc. (1995) [regulation of mail solicitations by attorneys] !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!..!!.!.!!!108 Watchtower Bible & Tract Society of New York v. Village of Stratton (2002) [regulation of door-to-door canvassing by religious groups] !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!..!!..124 Johanns, Secretary of Agriculture v. Livestock Marketing Association (2005) [constitutionality of federal agricultural checkoff program to promote beef consumption] !!!!!!!!!!!!!!.. 137 ELECTRONIC MASS MEDIA AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS Red Lion Broadcasting v. Federal Communications Commission (1969) [regulation of broadcasting -- Fairness Doctrine] !!!!!.149 Turner Broadcasting System v. Federal Communications Commission (Turner Broadcasting II) (1997) [regulation of cable television -- must carry provisions] !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.!..!.!!! 164 LIBEL New York Times v. Sullivan (1964) [actual malice rule -- public officials] !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!..!!!!!!!.!!. 187 Gertz v. Robert Welch (1974) [state standards -- private individuals] !!!!!!!!!!.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.!..!. 206 Hustler v. Falwell (1988) [intentional infliction of emotional distress] !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.!!!!!!!!!!!..!!.!. 221 INDECENCY, OBSCENITY AND PORNOGRAPHY Miller v. California (1973) [test for obscenity]!!!..!!..! !!.228 Ashcroft v. Free Speech Coalition (2002) [1996 Child Pornography Prevention Act -- computer-simulated images] !!!!!!!!!!. 237 RIGHT OF PRIVACY Florida Star v. B. J. F. (1989) [public records -- publication of rape victim's name] !!!!!!!!!!!!!!..!!!!!!!.!!!!..!! 252 Gonzaga University v. Doe (2002) [civil damages for violation of privacy under Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA) !!!!.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.!!!!!!!!! 262 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] !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!..!!!!..! 274 Chandler v. Florida (1981) [free press v. fair trial -- cameras in the in the courtroom] .!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!..!..! . 288 INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY Moseley and Moseley v. V Secret Catalogue (2003) [proof of trademark dilution under the Federal Trademark Dilution Act of 1995 (FTDA)] !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!..!!!!!!!!!!!..! !!301 Eldred v. Ashcroft (2002) [constitutionality of Copyright Term Extension Act of 1998] !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!. . 310