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Qualifying Qualified Immunity, John C. Williams
Qualifying Qualified Immunity, John C. Williams
Vanderbilt Law Review
I imagine Leslie Weise and Alex Young had similar feelings when, in 2005, they attended a government-funded speech by President George W. Bush in Denver. But those feelings appear to have been mixed with ones of discontent and dissent toward the President-for the pair arrived in a car with a bumper sticker reading "No More Blood for Oil," an obvious jab at Bush's Iraq War policies. On instructions from the White House Advance Office, a volunteer named Michael Casper approached Weise and Young at their seats and ejected them from the event. The Secret Service later told Weise and Young …
To Catch A Lawsuit: Constitutional Principles At Work In The Investigative-Journalism Genre, Michael F. Dearington
To Catch A Lawsuit: Constitutional Principles At Work In The Investigative-Journalism Genre, Michael F. Dearington
Vanderbilt Journal of Entertainment & Technology Law
This Note examines two causes of action, civil rights violations under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 and II ED claims, in the context of lawsuits against investigative journalists. Examining two recent cases in particular, Tiwari v. NBC Universal, Inc. and Conradt v. NBC Universal, Inc., which arise out of NBC's conduct in its primetime series To Catch a Predator, this Note concludes that legal standards governing conduct by investigative journalists are currently unclear. Investigative journalists are not adequately on notice as to when they might be liable under § 1983 for violating a subject's civil rights. And district courts have failed …