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Administrative Law - Federal Communications Commission Fairness Doctrine - Applicability To Commercial Advertising. Friends Of The Earth V. Fcc, __F.2d__, 22 P&F Radio Reg. 2d 2145 (D.C. Cir. 1971), Thomas T. Terp

William & Mary Law Review

No abstract provided.

Two Workers, Kenneth Lasson

All Faculty Scholarship

This article profiles two individuals who were workers in two distinct industries. The first profile is of Dotty Neal, who at the time of this article's writing, worked for the Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Company, in Maryland. The nature of her job and work are described, often in her own words. The second profile is of Ray Murdock, who worked as a sanitary worker, or "garbageman," in Boston, MA. Again, the nature of this kind of work is described, often in Murdock's own words. The article shows how much technology has changed in the telecommunications industry, and perhaps how much …

Newspaper Preservation Act: A Critique, John H. Carlson

Indiana Law Journal

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Further Limits On Libel Actions - Extension Of The New York Times Rule To Libels Arising From Discussion Of Public Issues, W. H. Flamm Jr.

Villanova Law Review (1956 - )

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Prior Restraints On Demonstrations, Vince Blasi

Michigan Law Review

The starting point for the analysis that follows is the belief that new constitutional doctrine--both substantive and procedural--is urgently needed. That conclusion rests on two critical assumptions--assumptions which may not be shared by others who read history differently, or who have had different personal experiences regarding prior restraints on demonstrations, or who have different behavioral impressions based on observation and conversation, or best of all, who have quantitative data on the problem.

Gillmor & Barron: Mass Communications Law: Cases And Comment, Nicholas Johnson

Michigan Law Review

A Review of Mass Communications Law: Cases and Comment by Donald M. Gillmor and Jerome A. Barron

A Requiem For Requiems: The Supreme Court At The Bar Of Reality, Stanley K. Laughlin Jr.

Michigan Law Review

It is true that the test set out in Roth v. United States is moribund. In a sense it was stillborn. While five Justices, only one of whom remains on the Court, joined in the majority opinion in Roth, that case only adumbrated certain considerations that later were forged into what has come to be known as the Roth test. No sooner did the forging process begin than the Court became fragmented on this issue, and a majority of the Justices has never since concurred in the test-certainly not in a compatible formulation of it. Today, it is not …

Electronic Surveillance In Illinois, Richard A. Michael

Loyola University Chicago Law Journal

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F.C.C. And The Fairness Doctrine, Marilyn G. Zack

Cleveland State Law Review

In the United States broadcasting is a competitive business. But radio and television also are media for the expression of free speech in matters of vital concern in a self-governing society. Freedom of protected from governmental abridgement by the first amendment. Is free speech unconstitutionally abridged by governmental action with respect to program content? Or do the fairness doctrine and the personal attack and editorialization rules enhance free speech? What quantum of program control can be justified on the basis of the public interest in view of the first amendment-which applies also to broadcasters?

The Newsman's Privilege: Protection Of Confidential Associations And Private Communications, Wayne C. Dabb Jr., Peter A. Kelly

University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform

The purpose of this comment is to determine whether the confidential associations and-or private communications of a newsman are privileged.

The Fcc’S Proposed Catv Regulations, Michael Botein

Articles & Chapters

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Catv Regulation: A Jumble Of Jurisdictions, Michael Botein

Articles & Chapters

The community antenna television (CATV) industry is rapidly becoming a major element of the communications media. Unfortunately, attempts to regulate the industry have not kept pace. Local, state and federal authorities were slow to recognize the need for CATV regulation and, when they finally entered the field, their efforts were uncoordinated and inadequate. But, recent activity in the field by city and state authorities, the Federal Communications Commission and the Congress signals the emergence of a multi-jurisdictional system of CATV regulation. The author describes this system and suggests improvements that will encourage CATV to realize its full potential.

How To Talk Back To Your Television Set, Michael Botein

Articles & Chapters

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The News And The Accused, Lawrence W. Schad

University of Michigan Journal of Law Reform

The author believes that the Reardon Standards, if implemented, would provide an effective solution to the problem of prejudicial information, and that this potential can be best realized through adoption and enforcement of the Standards by the courts. This conclusion is based upon analysis of the following issues: (1) The nature of the problem, including an examination of (a) the nature of prejudicial information, (b) those who create the problem either by initially releasing or subsequently disseminating such information, and (c) the related effect of courtroom procedure upon the impact of such information. An analysis of these issues suggests …

Requiem For Roth: Obscenity Doctrine Is Changing, David E. Engdahl

Michigan Law Review

In 1957, the Supreme Court decided Roth v. United States and Alberts v. California, and thereby commenced what has proved to be one of the most perplexing and politically sensitive tasks the Court has ever undertaken-determining the constitutional limitations on the power of state and federal governments to regulate obscenity. After twelve years of decisions in the obscenity field, the regrettable truth is that "no stable approach to the obscenity problem has yet been devised by [the] Court." The unreconciled conflicts among the several opinions of Supreme Court Justices ·written since 1957, and the new uncertainties created by the …

The Copyright Law And Its Relevance To Catv: Can An Old Dog Be Taught New Tricks, Alan R. Chase

Buffalo Law Review

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The Legal Ordering Of Satellite Telecommunication: Problems And Alternatives, Delbert D. Smith

Indiana Law Journal

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The Federal Communications Commission And The Bell System: Abdication Of Regulatory Responsibility, Gerald F. George

Indiana Law Journal

No abstract provided.

The Fcc's Role In Tv Programming Regulation, Edmund A. Barker

Villanova Law Review (1956 - )

No abstract provided.

Program Control, Louis L. Jaffe

Villanova Law Review (1956 - )

No abstract provided.

An Analysis Of The Socialist States' Proposal For Intersputnik: An International Communication Satellite System, Stephen E. Doyle

Villanova Law Review (1956 - )

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The Fcc's Role In Television Programming Regulation, Kenneth A. Cox

Villanova Law Review (1956 - )

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Program Control And The Federal Communications Commission: A Limited Role, Ben C. Fisher

Villanova Law Review (1956 - )

No abstract provided.

The Duty Of Newspapers To Accept Political Advertising - An Attack On Tradition, William A. Resneck

Indiana Law Journal

No abstract provided.

Federal Communications Commission's Fairness Regulations A First Steptowards Creation Of A Right Of Access To The Mass Media, Michael Botein

Articles & Chapters

No abstract provided.

The Fcc's Role In Television Programming Regulation - A Symposium - Introduction, Steven P. Frankino

Villanova Law Review (1956 - )

No abstract provided.

The Fcc's Role In Tv Programming Regulation, Steven P. Frankino, Kenneth A. Cox, Ben C. Fisher, Louis L. Jaffe

Villanova Law Review (1956 - )

No abstract provided.

"Uninhibited, Robust, And Wide-Open"--A Note On Free Speech And The Warren Court, Harry Kalven Jr.

Michigan Law Review

There are several ways to give at the outset, in quick summary, an over-all impression of the Warren Court in the area of the first amendment. The quotation in the title can for many reasons be taken as its trademark. The quotation comes, of course, from a statement about public debate made in the Court's preeminent decision, New York Times v. Sullivan, and it carries echoes of Alexander Meiklejohn. We have, according to Justice Brennan, "a profound national commitment to the principle that debate on public issues should be uninhibited, robust, and wide-open .... " What catches the eye is …

The Warren Court And The Press, John P. Mackenzie

Michigan Law Review

The conventional wisdom about the relationship between the ·warren Court and the news media runs something like this: With a few exceptions, the press corps is populated by persons with only a superficial understanding of the Court, its processes, and the values with which it deals. The Court has poured out pages of legal learning, but its reasoning has been largely ignored by a result-oriented news industry interested only in the superficial aspects of the Court's work. The Court can trace much of its "bad press," its "poor image," to the often sloppy and inaccurate work of news gatherers operating …

Recent Cases, Law Review Staff

Vanderbilt Law Review

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Constitutional Law--Obscenity--Materials May Be Obscene for Minors without Being Obscene for Adults

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Constitutional Law--Standing-Federal Taxpayer Has Standing To Challenge Federal Expenditures Violating Specific Constitutional Prohibition

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Copyright--Telecommunication--CATY Carriage of Copyrighted Material Does not Constitute Infringement

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Criminal Law--Exclusion for Cause of Prospective Jurors With Scruples Against Death Penalty Violates Due Process