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The Public Broadcasting Act: The Licensee Editorializing Ban And The First Amendment, John C. Grabow
The Public Broadcasting Act: The Licensee Editorializing Ban And The First Amendment, John C. Grabow
University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform
This article contends that the public is deprived of an important source of information on public affairs issues as a result of the section 399(a) prohibition on editorializing. After an examination of the legislative history of Section 399(a), and the heritage of broadcast regulation in the United States, the article concludes that the prohibition on editorializing is an improper restriction on free expression in violation of the First Amendment.
Paul & Schwartz: Federal Censorship: Obscenity In The Mail, Harry Kalven Jr.
Paul & Schwartz: Federal Censorship: Obscenity In The Mail, Harry Kalven Jr.
Michigan Law Review
A Review of Federal Censorship: Obscenity in the Mail. By James C. N. Paul and Murray L. Schwartz.
"Congress Shall Make No Law…":Ii, O. John Rogge
"Congress Shall Make No Law…":Ii, O. John Rogge
Michigan Law Review
The framers of the federal bill of rights by the First and Tenth Amendments sought to deny Congress power over utterances unless they were connected with criminal conduct other than advocacy. Any power over such utterances was to reside in the states. However, the Supreme Court departed from the framers' intent.
One of the factors in this development was the emergence of an undefined federal police power. This occurred largely under the commerce and postal clauses. It began over a century ago. As early as 1838 Congress passed a law requiring the installation of safety devices upon steam vessels. Beginning …