ABSTRACT
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 <I>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 also include excerpts from the Court's syllabus, a summary prepared by the Court's Reporter of Decisions. A few of the cases include excerpts from concurring and/or dissenting opinions, where those opinions illustrate the complexity of the case or were influential in later decisions.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter |1 pages
introduction
part |13 pages
Sources and Types of American Law
chapter |13 pages
Marbury v. Madison Decided 1803
part |4 pages
The U.S. Legal System
chapter |4 pages
Tory et al. v. Cochran Argued March 22, 2005 Decided May 31, 2005
part |27 pages
The Judicial Process
chapter |16 pages
J.E.B. v. Alabama ex rel. T.B. Argued November 2, 1993 Decided April 19, 1994
chapter |11 pages
Victor v. Nebraska and Sandoval v. California, Argued January 18, 1994 Decided March 22, 1994
part |43 pages
Prior Restraint
chapter |13 pages
Near v. Minnesota Argued January 30, 1931 Decided June 1, 1931
chapter |9 pages
United States v. Eichman and United States v. Haggerty Argued May 14, 1990 Decided June 11, 1990
chapter |9 pages
City of Ladue v. Gilleo Argued February 23, 1994 Decided June 13, 1994
chapter |12 pages
Morse v. Frederick Argued March 19, 2007 Decided June 25, 2007
part |51 pages
Corporate and Commercial Speech
chapter |8 pages
Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corp. v. Public Service Commission of New York Argued March 17, 1980 Decided June 20, 1980
chapter |17 pages
Florida Bar v. Went For It, Inc. Argued January 11, 1995 Decided June 21, 1995
chapter |14 pages
Watchtower Bible & Tract Society of New York, Inc. et al. v. Village of Stratton et al. Argued February 26, 2002 Decided June 17, 2002
chapter |12 pages
Johanns, Secretary of Agriculture v. Livestock Marketing Association Argued December 8, 2004 Decided May 23, 2005*
part |41 pages
Electronic Mass Media and Telecommunications
chapter |16 pages
Red Lion Broadcasting Co., Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission Argued April 2-3, 1969 Decided June 9, 1969
chapter |25 pages
Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission Argued October 7, 1996 Decided March 31, 1997
part |44 pages
Libel
chapter |20 pages
New York Times Co. v. Sullivan Argued January 6, 1964 Decided March 9, 1964
chapter |16 pages
Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc. Argued November 14, 1973 Decided June 25, 1974
chapter |8 pages
Hustler Magazine, Inc. v. Falwell Argued December 2, 1987 Decided February 24, 1988
part |30 pages
Indecency, Obscenity and Pornography
chapter |10 pages
Miller v. California Argued January 18-19, 1972 Reargued November 7, 1972 Decided June 21, 1973
chapter |17 pages
Ashcroft v. Free Speech Coalition Argued October 30, 2001 Decided April 16, 2002
part |23 pages
Right of Privacy
chapter |10 pages
Florida Star v. B.J.F. Argued March 21, 1989 Decided June 21, 1989
chapter |13 pages
Gonzaga University v. Doe Argued April 24, 2002 Decided June 20, 2002
part |29 pages
Press and Public Access
chapter |15 pages
Richmond Newspapers, Inc. v. Virginia Argued February 19, 1980 Decided July 2, 1980
chapter |14 pages
Chandler v. Florida Argued November 12, 1980 Decided January 26, 1981
part |26 pages
Intellectual Property