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The Law Of Reputation And The Interest Of The Audience, Laura A. Heymann
The Law Of Reputation And The Interest Of The Audience, Laura A. Heymann
Faculty Publications
Although an individual has control over many of the statements, acts, and other biographical data points that are used to construct her reputation, she does not ultimately have control over the result of that reputational assessment, the pronouncement of which is a task reserved to others. Reputation is fundamentally a social concept; it does not exist until a community collectively forms a judgment about an individual or firm that has the potential to guide the community’s future interactions. Despite reputation’s relational nature, discussions of the law’s interest in reputation tend to focus on one of two parties: the individual or …
Clouds, Cameras, And Computers: The First Amendment And Networked Public Places, Timothy Zick
Clouds, Cameras, And Computers: The First Amendment And Networked Public Places, Timothy Zick
Faculty Publications
It seems to be a common assumption that physical places like parks, sidewalks, and public squares, and "cyber-places" like the Web, constitute separate locations of communication. In reality, however, the intersection and collision of these two spaces is imminent. In some respects it has already occurred. Entire cities and counties are erecting wireless "clouds" that will bring the Internet to vast public spaces. Technologies of surveillance continue to proliferate. What one does and says in public places is increasingly subject to surveillance by means of a combination of hand-held devices and official surveillance tools like closed circuit television cameras (CCTV). …
The Specific Theory Of Academic Freedom And The General Issue Of Civil Liberty, William W. Van Alstyne
The Specific Theory Of Academic Freedom And The General Issue Of Civil Liberty, William W. Van Alstyne
Faculty Publications
Academic freedom has been blurred in law and in popular usage. Its clarification should enable the Supreme Court to grant it explicit protection under the Constitution as an identifiable subset of First Amendment freedoms. Its identification with the professional endeavors of faculty members, moreover, should reduce the tendency of institutions to intrude upon the aprofessional personal liberties of the faculty even while adequately protecting the extramural professional pursuits of the faculty and assuring them of equal protection in their interests as private citizens. Adjustments of standards by the American Association of University Professors, more definitely distinguishing the special accountability of …
The Demise Of The Right-Privilege Distinction In Constitutional Law, William W. Van Alstyne
The Demise Of The Right-Privilege Distinction In Constitutional Law, William W. Van Alstyne
Faculty Publications
The right-privilege distinction, as it appeared in an early statement by Justice Holmes, has long hampered individuals within the public sector in protecting themselves against arbitrary governmental action. In this article Professor Van Alstyne reviews the uses and misuses to which the "privilege" concept has been put and then examines those doctrines whose flanking attacks have gradually eroded its efficacy. But none of these doctrines comes to grips with Holmes' basic idea of a "privilege" to which substantive due process is inapplicable. Applying Holmes' own jurisprudence, the author argues that the concept of "privilege" is today no longer viable, and …
Constitutional Separation Of Church And State: The Quest For A Coherent Position, William W. Van Alstyne
Constitutional Separation Of Church And State: The Quest For A Coherent Position, William W. Van Alstyne
Faculty Publications
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