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First Amendment Protects Crude Protest Of Police Action, Martin A. Schwartz Jan 2001

First Amendment Protects Crude Protest Of Police Action, Martin A. Schwartz

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The Supreme Court Rules In Favor Of Religious Club’S Right To Meet On Public School Premises: Is This “Good News” For First Amendment Rights?, Thomas A. Schweitzer Jan 2001

The Supreme Court Rules In Favor Of Religious Club’S Right To Meet On Public School Premises: Is This “Good News” For First Amendment Rights?, Thomas A. Schweitzer

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Antitrust And The Marketplace Of Ideas, Maurice Stucke, Allen Grunes Jan 2001

Antitrust And The Marketplace Of Ideas, Maurice Stucke, Allen Grunes

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Article provides an overview of the marketplace of ideas, its relevance to media mergers, and the current approach under the federal antitrust agencies' Horizontal Merger Guidelines. The article examines the legal support for the proposition that antitrust analysis of media mergers should be expanded to include the merger's impact on editorial competition. After finding legal support in the legislative history and Supreme Court decisions, the article explores the pros and cons of evaluating a media merger's impact on the marketplace of ideas, and asks whether this should be left to the FCC. The article concludes with several modest proposals as …