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First Amendment: Press
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NoteVol. 96 · Iss. 2
Protecting the Democratic Role of the Press: A Legal Solution to Fake News
It is difficult to discuss the 2016 presidential election without including the impact of fake news in the conversation, and most commentators deplore the…
Andrea Butler -
CommentaryVol. 91 · Iss. 2
The Federal Media Shield Folly
News organizations have pushed for a federal law protecting journalists from compelled disclosure of confidential sources and unpublished information since the Supreme Court ruled…
Brad A. Greenberg -
ArticleVol. 98 · Iss. 2
Freedom of the Press in Post-Truthism America
Freedom of the press in America is at a critical crossroads in a number of ways, but one way stands out as most fundamental:…
RonNell Andersen Jones & Lisa Grow Sun -
ArticleVol. 90 · Iss. 4
The Mugshot Industry: Freedom of Speech, Rights of Publicity, and the Controversy Sparked by an Unusual New Type of Business
Matthew Creed, a young entrepreneur in suburban Kansas City, decided to start a business. He created a website called BlabberMouth featuring the names, addresses,…
Allen Rostron -
CommentaryVol. 89 · Iss. 5
A Due Process Right to Record the Police
Do citizens have a right to record the actions of law enforcement officers? This topic has been the subject of considerable discussion, and no…
Glenn Harlan Reynolds & John A. Steakley