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The First Amendment And Economic Regulation: Away From A General Theory Of The First Amendment, Steven H. Shiffrin

Cornell Law Faculty Publications

The First Amendment And Nonpicketing Labor Publicity Under Section 8(B)(4)(Ii)(B) Of The National Labor Relations Act, Lee Goldman

Vanderbilt Law Review

This Article attempts to provide the appropriate constitutional analysis of restrictions on nonpicketing labor publicity. Part II describes the relevant statute and illustrative cases, including the Supreme Court's DeBartolo decision, that have raised but not resolved the first amendment issues concerning nonpicketing labor publicity. The cases focus attention on two restrictions the courts have imposed on nonpicketing labor publicity-the "producer-distributor" and the "for the purpose of" requirements. Part III analyzes the protected status of the nonpicketing labor speech by comparing nonpicketing labor publicity with labor picketing and commercial speech-two areas that bear superficial similarity to nonpicketing labor publicity and that …

Lynch V. Donnelly, Lewis F. Powell Jr

Supreme Court Case Files

No abstract provided.

First Amendment Protection Of Artistic Entertainment: Toward Reasonable Municipal Regulation Of Video Games, John E. Sullivan

Vanderbilt Law Review

This Note proposes that video game software, the driving force of all video game entertainment, is an artistic creation of a video game designer. Because the United States Supreme Court repeatedly has recognized that artistic expression and entertainment are forms of expression that the first amendment protects, video game software deserves first amendment protection. Video game software is the "heart and soul"" of the video game, and first amendment protection, therefore, also should blanket the game itself. Accordingly, free "speech" liberties give video game manufacturers, distributors, and operators a fundamental right to purvey the protected expression; and the public a …

Judge Hand's History: An Analysis Of History And Method In Jaffree V. Board Of School Commissioners Of Mobile County, Michael Kent Curtis

West Virginia Law Review

In Jaffree v. Board of School Commissioners, the United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama upheld, against a constitutional challenge, teacher led school prayers. In the companion case of Jaffree v. James, the court upheld the Alabama Prayer Law which permitted state sanctioned prayers in public schools. The religious exercises and the Prayer Law were, of course, unconstitutional when viewed in light of decisions of the United States Supreme Court holding that the first amendment erected a wall of separation between church and state. When faced with direct and settled precedent, the lower federal courts generally follow …

Secondary Consumer Picketing, Statutory Interpretation And The First Amendment, Michigan Law Review

Michigan Law Review

This Note examines both the statutory and constitutional implications of Safeco and Tree Fruits. It suggests that the confusion surrounding existing Board and court interpretations of section 8(b)(4)(ii)(B) stems from the Supreme Court's failure to assess realistically the impact that consumer picketing has on secondary businesses, as well as the Court's refusal to examine the objectives of unions that resort to secondary picketing.

Cable Franchising And The First Amendment, William E. Lee

Vanderbilt Law Review

In awarding and regulating cable franchises, cities often extract from cable operators promises and conditions such as access channels in exchange for exclusive use of public rights-of-way. Professor William Lee in this Article argues that this cable franchising process violates the first amendment rights of cable operators. Professor Lee rejects the two rationales for municipal cable regulation by contending that cable is not a natural monopoly in every market and that cable's use of public rights-of-way requires content neutral regulation. The exacting of conditions such as access channels, however, is not content neutral regulation. Furthermore, censorship decisions that municipalities require …

Florida Defamation Law And The First Amendment: Protecting The Reputational Interests Of The Private Individual, Joseph Kent Brown

Florida State University Law Review

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Constitutional Law—First Amendment Right Of Access To Criminal Trials, C. Lyn Peeples

University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Review

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Soliciting Sophisticates: A Modest Proposal For Attorney Solicitation, Victor P. Filippini Jr.

University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform

This Note advocates an amendment to the ethical standards governing attorneys that will permit the personal solicitation for pecuniary gain of sophisticated prospective clients - that is, those persons having general knowledge of their legal needs and the expertise to assess adequately the information and presentation of an attorney. Part I of this Note shows that lawyer solicitation is a form of commercial speech under recent Supreme Court decisions. It also asserts that, though the traditional reasons for banning lawyer solicitation still have some validity, these reasons do not justify prohibiting the solicitation of sophisticated clients. Part II suggests some …

Speech And Law In A Free Society, Michigan Law Review

Michigan Law Review

A Review of Speech and Law in a Free Society by Franklyn S. Haiman

The First Amendment Reconsidered: New Perspectives On The Meaning Of Freedom Of Speech And Press, Michigan Law Review

Michigan Law Review

A Review of The First Amendment Reconsidered: New Perspectives on the Meaning of Freedom of Speech and Press edited by Bill F. Chamberlin and Charlene J. Brown

Problems In Giving Obscenity Copyright Protection: Did Jartech And Mitchell Brothers Go Too Far?, Kurt L. Schmalz

Vanderbilt Law Review

This Recent Development traces in part II the emergence of the rule that obscenity is not copyrightable. Part III then examines the courts' reasoning in Mitchell Brothers and Jartech and analyzes the impact of these cases on copyright law. Part IV finds that although these courts properly vindicate free expression, they fail to recognize adequately the national policy against obscenity and the inconsistency of affording federal copyright protection to materials that violate federal obscenity laws. Thus, this Recent Development argues that the strong national policy against obscenity, as manifested in federal anti-obscenity statutes, requires courts in some cases to deny …

Note, Content Regulation And The Dimensions Of Free Expression, Steven J. Heyman

All Faculty Scholarship

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Content Regulation And The First Amendment, Geoffrey R. Stone

William & Mary Law Review

No abstract provided.

Let The Author Beware: The Rejuvenation Of The American Law Of Libel, Rodney A. Smolla

Scholarly Articles

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The Origins Of Freedom Of Speech And Press, David S. Bogen

Faculty Scholarship

No abstract provided.

A School Board's Authority Versus A Student's Right To Receive Information, Timothy L. Coggins

Law Faculty Publications

This note examines the considerations which led the United States Supreme Court to determine that a school board's authority over the administration of the schools is not absolute if the exercise of this authority violates the constitutional rights of the students. Second. the note explores the development of a student's right to receive information through a school library as a guarantee of the first amendment, a right that cannot be ignored by a school board when the board removes books which it considers to be inappropriate either because of the ideas presented in the books or because of the local …

An Absolutism That Works: Reviving The Original “Clear And Present Danger” Test, 8 S. Ill. U. L.J. 127 (1983), Donald L. Beschle

UIC Law Open Access Faculty Scholarship

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New York V. Ferber, 50 U.S.L.W. 5077 (U.S. July 2, 1982), Eric L. Dauber

Florida State University Law Review

Constitutional Law-CHILD PORNOGRAPHY: A NEW EXCEPTION TO THE FIRST AMENDMENT

Prior Restraint Of Expression Through The Private Search Doctrine, Edward J. Eberle

Law Faculty Scholarship

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Constitutional Law - Free Press/Fair Trial - The Public Has A First Amendment Right Of Access To Pretrial Suppression, Due Process, And Entrapment Hearings, Stephen V. Siana

Villanova Law Review

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Civil Liberties: Current Developments In The Seventh Circuit Regarding First Amendment, Procedural Due Process, Employment Discrimination And The Enforcement Of Civil Rights, Ivan E. Bodensteiner, Rosalie Levinson

Law Faculty Publications

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The First Amendment And Licensing Biology Teachers In Creationism, Benjamin W. Emerson

University of Richmond Law Review

The constitutional provisions separating church and state have long provided fertile ground for conflict resulting in often-bitter courtroom battles. From the famous Scopes "monkey trials" of 1927 in which Clarence Darrow eloquently argued for the teaching of Darwin's theory of evolution in the public schools, through the decisions of the sixties, seventies, and eighties banning prayer, the posting of the Ten Commandments, and similar practices, the conflict has finally come full circle, with fundamentalist Christian groups now arguing that the Biblical account of creation should be taught in public schools as scientific theory.

Libel And Slander In Virginia, Thomas E. Spahn

University of Richmond Law Review

The law of libel and slander in Virginia is unsettled. Even defining the terms is difficult. While many states classify libel and slander as separate torts, in Virginia defamation encompasses them both. Moreover, there are two separate definitions of "defamation per se" in Virginia. There are also two types of "malice" which are applicable in defamation actions; and to make matters worse, one type of "malice" which actually is not malice at all is called "actual malice."

The Future Of Defamation In Illinois After Colson V. Steig And Chapski V. The Copley Press, Inc., Rodney A. Smolla, Linda A. Malone

Scholarly Articles

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The Origins Of Freedom Of Speech And Press, David S. Bogen

Maryland Law Review

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An Attack On Categorical Approaches To Freedom Of Speech, Pierre J. Schlag

Publications

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The Sedition Of Free Speech, Lee C. Bollinger

Faculty Scholarship

Several years ago, a story appeared in The New York Times which provided a graphic illustration of how the Soviet government manipulates the news about itself. Each year on May Day, the Times reported, the Soviet leadership poses for a photograph while standing atop the Lenin tomb in Red Square. In the year of the Times story, however, the photograph had undergone a number of noticeable alterations as it appeared in the various government-run media outlets. One official had been removed altogether, another had been positioned a bit closer to Brezhnev, some who had not in fact been present were …

Constitutional Law - First Amendment - New York Statute Proscribing Distribution Of Nonobscene Materials Depicting Minors Engaged In Sexual Conduct Does Not Violate The First Amendment Because The Materials Are Outside First Amendment Protection And The Statute Is Not Substantially Overboard, Cynthia A. Jaworski

Villanova Law Review

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