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The “Law Of The First Amendment” Revisited, Robert A. Sedler
The “Law Of The First Amendment” Revisited, Robert A. Sedler
Law Faculty Research Publications
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Citizens Disunited, Steven L. Winter
Citizens Disunited, Steven L. Winter
Law Faculty Research Publications
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The Media And National Security, Robert A. Sedler
The Media And National Security, Robert A. Sedler
Law Faculty Research Publications
In our discussion of the media and national security, we begin with the First Amendment, not only with its legal doctrines and principles, but also with the values of the First Amendment and its function in a free and democratic society. We will first discuss how the First Amendment protects the media with respect to its disclosure of information purportedly affecting national security. We will then discuss the process by which the media voluntarily refuses to publish information on the ground that the disclosure of the information will seriously harm the national security. We will finally discuss the relationship between …
Broadcasting And Speech, Jonathan Weinberg
Broadcasting And Speech, Jonathan Weinberg
Law Faculty Research Publications
It is illegal to speak over the airwaves without a broadcast license. The FCC grants those licenses, and decides whether they will be renewed, on the basis of a vague "public interest" standard. The resulting system of broadcast regulation conflicts, starkly and gratuitously, with ordinary free speech philosophy. In this Article, the author argues that that inconsistency is crucially linked to inadequacies in free speech theory itself Conventional free speech theory ignores the extent to which imbalances of private power limit freedom of expression. It presupposes that public discourse takes place on a rational plane. The author explores the link …
Title Vii As Censorship: Hostile Environment Harassment And The First Amendment, Kingsley R. Browne
Title Vii As Censorship: Hostile Environment Harassment And The First Amendment, Kingsley R. Browne
Law Faculty Research Publications
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