Casebook for Mass Communication Law and Ethics Book

Sources and Types of American Law
Introduction     1
Marbury v. Madison (1803) [authority of federal judiciary]     2
The U.S. Legal System
Tory et al. v. Cochran (2005) [mootness-libel]     15
The Judicial Process
J.E.B. v. Alabama ex rel. T.B. (1994) [jury selection-gender]     19
Victor v. Nebraska and Sandoval v. California (1994) [jury instructions-beyond a reasonable doubt]     35
Prior Restraint
Near v. Minnesota (1931) [constitutionality of state statute imposing prior restraint on publications]     46
United States v. Eichman and United States v. Haggerty (1990) [First Amendment protection for flag burning]     59
City of Ladue v. Gilleo (1994) [prior restraint on residential sign]     68
Morse v. Frederick (2007) [prior restraint on high school expression]     77
Corporate and Commercial Speech
Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corp. v. Public Service Commission of New York (1980) [First Amendment protection for commercial speech]     89
Florida Bar v. Went For It, Inc. (1995) [regulation of mail solicitations by attorneys]     97
Watchtower Bible & Tract Society of New York v. Village of Stratton (2002) [regulation of door-to-door canvassing by religious groups]     114
Johanns, Secretary of Agriculture v. Livestock Marketing Association (2005) [constitutionality of federal agricultural checkoff program to promote beef consumption]     128
Electronic Mass Media and Telecommunications
Red Lion Broadcasting v. Federal Communications Commission (1969) [regulation of broadcasting-Fairness Doctrine]     140
Turner Broadcasting System v. Federal Communications Commission (Turner Broadcasting II) (1997) [regulation of cable television-"must-carry provisions"]     156
Libel
New York Times v. Sullivan (1964) [actual malice rule-public officials]     181
Gertz v. Robert Welch (1974) [state standards-private individuals]     201
Hustler v. Falwell (1988) [intentional infliction of emotional distress]     217
Indecency, Obscenity and Pornography
Miller v. California (1973) [test for obscenity]     225
Ashcroft v. Free Speech Coalition (2002) [1996 Child Pornography Prevention Act-computer-simulated images]     235
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]     275
Chandler v. Florida (1981) [free press v. fair trial-cameras in the courtroom]     290
Intellectual Property
Moseley and Moseley v. V Secret Catalogue (2003) [proof of trademark dilution under the Federal Trademark Dilution Act of 1995 (FTDA)]     304
Eldred v. Ashcroft (2002) [constitutionality of Copyright Term Extension Act of 1998]     313