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TEXT: Kent R. Middleton et al., The Law of Public Communication, 2002 update edn. (Allyn & Bacon, 2002). |
| CLASS: DATE 2002 |
TEXT | BRIEFS & ORALS |
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| #1: 17 January |
Pages xi-xii, 1-35, and 588-598: Public Communication & the Law |
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| #2: 24 January |
Pages 35-81: The First Amendment |
New York Times v. U.S. (1971) Hazelwood v. Kuhlmeier (1988) |
| #3: 31 January |
Pages 81-127: Libel |
R.A.V. v. City of St. Paul (1992) New York Times v. Sullivan (1964) |
| #4: 7 February |
Pages 127-173: Libel; Privacy & Personal Security |
Gertz v. Robert Welch (1974) |
| #5: 14 February 2d ˝ = Exam #1 |
Pages 173-196: Privacy & Personal Security Pages 1-196 |
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| #6: 21 February |
Pages 196-242: Intellectual Ppoperty |
Florida Star v. B.J.F. (1989) |
| #7: 28 February |
Pages 242-288: Corporate Speech |
Dept. of Justice v. Reporters Comm. (1989) |
| No Class 7 March |
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| #8: 14 March |
Pages 288-334: Advertising |
Branzburg v. Hayes (1972) |
| #9: 21 March |
Pages 334-381: Obscenity and Indecency |
Sheppard v. Maxwell (1966) Richmond Newspapers v. Virginia (1980) |
| #10: 28 March 2d ˝ = Exam #2 |
Pages 381-405: The Media and the Judiciary Pages 196-405 |
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| #11: 4 April |
Pages 406-450: Protection of News Sources, Notes & Tape |
Miller v. California (1973) Harper & Row v. Nation (1985) |
| #12: 11 April |
Pages 450-495: Access to Information |
Virginia State v. Virginia Citizens (1976) First National Bank v. Bellotti (1978) |
| #13: 18 April |
Pages 495-541: Regulating of Broadcasting |
Posadas de Puerto Rico v. Tourism Co. (1986) Austin v. Michigan Chamber (1989) |
| #14: 25 April |
Pages 541-587: Regulation of Cable, Internet, Telephone, etc. |
Red Lion v. F.C.C. (1969) F.C.C. v. Pacifica (1978) |
| #15: 2 May = FINAL EXAM |
Pages 406-587 |
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Reasons to take this course, even if you didn't have to: (1) Self-defense: You will learn how to avoid getting sued or arrested unnecessarily. (2) Employment: You will learn how to "cover" the courthouse. (3) Human Flourishing: Law is an important liberal art for citizenship and personal enrichment. Understanding process, as well as result, lays the basis for a lifetime of learning. REQUIREMENTS: Students should complete all assigned readings by the dates indicated. There will be three exams; each will include include true-false and multiple-choice questions. In addition each student will be assigned several briefs and oral reports, which will be graded 50% on English and 50% on Law. The first 2.5 absences are excused, regardless of the reason (unless you miss an examination or your own oral presentation). All cuts beyond the first 2.5 are UNexcused REGARDLESS OF THE REASON and will result in a reduction of the grade for the course. Arriving late or leaving early will be counted as a partial cut (every 15 minutes or major fraction thereof = 0.1 cut). Make-up exams are allowed only in cases of the most extreme emergency and ordinarily must be arranged and taken before the scheduled date. The instructor reserves the right to alter course content or adjust the pace of class and assignments in order to accommodate class projects. GRADING: Components will be weighted as follows: Exam #1, 25%; Exam #2, 25%; Final Exam, 25%; and Briefs & Oral Reports, 25%. Normative standards are 96-100% = A; 91-95% = A-; 86-90% = B+; 81-85 = B; 76-80% = B-; 71-75% = C+; 66-70% = C; 61-65% = C-; 56-60% = D+; 51-55% = D; 46-50% = D-; 0-45% = F. The instructor reserves the right to curve the grades if he feels that doing so would more accurately reflect the quality of the class's work. BRIEFS & ORALS--Here's What You Do: (1) Obtain a copy of the case from the instructor. (2) Write a "brief" on your case, using the format of the attached instructions but DOUBLE-SPACED; follow all rules contained in the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (documentation within your brief is not necessary). (3) Prepare an oral report to teach the case to your classmates. Use index cards only. Do not read your brief--this is boring! Briefs and oral reports are due on the date indicated without exception. If you will be absent on the date indicated, it is your responsibility to switch cases with another student; if you are absent and have not switched, you will receive an "F" for this exercise. Even so, at least be sure to turn in your brief on time; one letter grade is deducted for each day that it is late. |
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“The TV business is a cruel and shallow money trench, a long plastic hallway where thieves and pimps run free, and good men die like dogs.” --Hunter S. Thompson Hints: Know these cases by name Examination #1 ():
New York Times v. U.S. (1971) . . . Pember pages 9, 67-69 Examination #2 ():
Nebraska Press Assn. v. Stuart (1976) . . . Pember pp. 12, 414-15, 430 Final Examination ():
Memoirs of a Woman v. Massachusetts (1966) . . . Pember pp. 454-56 |
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