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.

chapter |1 pages

introduction

part |13 pages

Sources and Types of American Law

part |4 pages

The U.S. Legal System

chapter |4 pages

Tory et al. v. Cochran Argued March 22, 2005 Decided May 31, 2005

CERTIORARI TO THE COURT OF APPEAL OF CALIFORNIA, SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT

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

CERTIORARI TO THE COURT OF CIVIL APPEALS OF ALABAMA

chapter |11 pages

Victor v. Nebraska and Sandoval v. California, Argued January 18, 1994 Decided March 22, 1994

CERTIORARI TO THE SUPREME COURT OF NEBRASKA Syllabus

part |43 pages

Prior Restraint

chapter |13 pages

Near v. Minnesota Argued January 30, 1931 Decided June 1, 1931

APPEAL FROM THE SUPREME COURT OF MINNESOTA

chapter |9 pages

United States v. Eichman and United States v. Haggerty Argued May 14, 1990 Decided June 11, 1990

APPEAL FROM THE DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

chapter |9 pages

City of Ladue v. Gilleo Argued February 23, 1994 Decided June 13, 1994

CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT

chapter |12 pages

Morse v. Frederick Argued March 19, 2007 Decided June 25, 2007

ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

part |51 pages

Corporate and Commercial Speech

chapter |17 pages

Florida Bar v. Went For It, Inc. Argued January 11, 1995 Decided June 21, 1995

CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT

chapter |12 pages

Johanns, Secretary of Agriculture v. Livestock Marketing Association Argued December 8, 2004 Decided May 23, 2005*

CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE EIGHTH CIRCUIT

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

CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT

chapter |25 pages

Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. v. Federal Communications Commission Argued October 7, 1996 Decided March 31, 1997

APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

part |44 pages

Libel

chapter |20 pages

New York Times Co. v. Sullivan Argued January 6, 1964 Decided March 9, 1964

CERTIORARI TO THE SUPREME COURT OF ALABAMA

chapter |16 pages

Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc. Argued November 14, 1973 Decided June 25, 1974

CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SEVENTH CIRCUIT

chapter |8 pages

Hustler Magazine, Inc. v. Falwell Argued December 2, 1987 Decided February 24, 1988

CERTIORARI TO THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE FOURTH CIRCUIT

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

APPEAL FROM THE APPELLATE DEPARTMENT, SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF ORANGE

chapter |17 pages

Ashcroft v. Free Speech Coalition Argued October 30, 2001 Decided April 16, 2002

APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

part |23 pages

Right of Privacy

chapter |10 pages

Florida Star v. B.J.F. Argued March 21, 1989 Decided June 21, 1989

APPEAL FROM THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL OF FLORIDA, FIRST DISTRICT

chapter |13 pages

Gonzaga University v. Doe Argued April 24, 2002 Decided June 20, 2002

APPEAL FROM THE SUPREME COURT OF WASHINGTON

part |29 pages

Press and Public Access

chapter |15 pages

Richmond Newspapers, Inc. v. Virginia Argued February 19, 1980 Decided July 2, 1980

APPEAL FROM THE SUPREME COURT OF VIRGINIA

chapter |14 pages

Chandler v. Florida Argued November 12, 1980 Decided January 26, 1981

APPEAL FROM THE SUPREME COURT OF FLORIDA

part |26 pages

Intellectual Property

chapter |9 pages

Moseley and Moseley v. V Secret Catalogue, Inc. Argued November 12, 2002 Decided March 4, 2003

APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE SIXTH CIRCUIT

chapter |17 pages

Eldred v. Ashcroft Argued October 9, 2002 Decided January 15, 2003

APPEAL FROM THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CIRCUIT