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Vanderbilt University Law School

Journal

1984

First amendment

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When Religious Exercise Is Not Free: Deprogramming And The Constitutional Status Of Coercively Induced Belief, Richard Delgado Oct 1984

When Religious Exercise Is Not Free: Deprogramming And The Constitutional Status Of Coercively Induced Belief, Richard Delgado

Vanderbilt Law Review

The present Article offers a defense of deprogramming and a reply to its critics, particularly Shapiro. Part II reviews what hap-pens in many instances of cult joining and offers a conceptual account that justifies deprogramming of cult members who are unable to comprehend or surmount the coercive and deceptive influences that led to their commitment. Part III addresses constitutional problems that are triggered in the event that deprogramming should affect religious belief-an event that is by no means inevitable. Part IV discusses deprogramming and whether some variant of it is capable of remedying the type of situation ad-dressed in part …


Forced Disclosure Of Academic Research, J. Graham Matherne Apr 1984

Forced Disclosure Of Academic Research, J. Graham Matherne

Vanderbilt Law Review

This Note advocates that courts follow the procedures that rule 45 and its progeny provide to evaluate the special concerns of academic researchers, rather than rely on the Constitution to shield the academic researcher under the mystical guise of academic freedom. Part II of this Note examines the four cases in which federal courts have decided whether to force an academic to disclose his research. Part III focuses on the guidelines that the relevant Federal Rules establish for forced disclosure. Part IV discusses the academic freedom approach to forced disclosure and the common law and constitutional arguments that favor academic …


The Tort Liability Of Investigative Reporters, John W. Wade Mar 1984

The Tort Liability Of Investigative Reporters, John W. Wade

Vanderbilt Law Review

One of the most significant developments in recent years, in both constitutional and tort law, began with the holding in New York Times v. Sullivan that the first amendment places substantial restrictions on the common law tort action for defamation. Although the ramifications of New York Times are still developing,that continuing reform of the law of defamation will result is to be expected. The readjustment of the balancing of conflicting interests that New York Times represents came about at the behest of the press,and the press have been the primary beneficiaries of these developments. Indeed, some commentators contend that the …


Dbs Under Fcc And International Regulation, Paul B. Larsen, Ilise L. Feitshans, Loretta J. Garcia, Julie Kitser, Richard Heindle, Judith R. Larsen, Gerald Musarra, Kathleen A. Mcgill, Joan M. Mcgivern, Patrick Schmidt, Barbara L. Waite Jan 1984

Dbs Under Fcc And International Regulation, Paul B. Larsen, Ilise L. Feitshans, Loretta J. Garcia, Julie Kitser, Richard Heindle, Judith R. Larsen, Gerald Musarra, Kathleen A. Mcgill, Joan M. Mcgivern, Patrick Schmidt, Barbara L. Waite

Vanderbilt Law Review

This Article examines the legal and technological development of DBS in both the domestic and international fora. Part II examines the development of DBS and information policy concerning DBS in the United States. The Article then in part III discusses the international positions of the developed nations, the developing countries, and the Soviet bloc on the DBS issues and reveals the results thus far in the policy debate among these nations and the United States. Part IV concludes the Article with a brief outline of the possibilities for international cooperation to solve the DBS controversy.