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This oral history introduces the people involved with some of the most important First Amendment law cases in recent times. It is intended for students and scholars of media law and First Amendment issues.
List of contents
Contents: R. Trager, Foreword. Preface. Introduction.
Tinker, et al. v. Des Moines Independent Community School District. R.A.V. v. City of St. Paul, Minnesota. Ollman v. Evans and Novak. J.H. Desnick, M.D. Eye Services, Ltd., et al. v. American Broadcasting Companies, Inc., Jon Entine, and Sam Donaldson.Hustler Magazine and Larry C. Flynt v. Jerry Falwell. Cohen v. Cowles Media Company. Nebraska Press Association, et al. v. Stuart, Judge, et al. 44 Liquormart Inc. and Peoples Super Liquor Stores, Inc. v. Rhode Island and Rhode Island Liquor Stores Association. Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., et al. v. Federal Communications Commission, et al. Reno v. American Civil Liberties Union, et al.Afterword.
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Joseph Russomanno
Summary
This oral history introduces the people involved with some of the most important First Amendment law cases in recent times. It is intended for students and scholars of media law and First Amendment issues.
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"Cover to cover, this collection of interviews offers great benefits for communications law teachers by unlocking the true nature of protecting free expression and venturing behind the scenes of the appellate judicial process....This is a good supplementary text for a communications law course at any educational level, but it could also be useful in teaching a trial or appellate advocacy course in law school."—Journalism and Mass Communication Educator"The book should provide fodder for undergraduate debates, because the cases selected are important and controversial, and vividly illustrate how leading doctrines of constitutional law grow from mundane problems in ordinary people's lives. Recommended for general readers, lower- and upper-division undergraduates and above."—CHOICE"This oral history of ten landmark media law cases was a long time coming....Russomanno is straightforward in his preface with his purpose: 'to humanize some of the landmark cases in the field of mass communication law' (p.xiii). He tells the reader not to expect an exhaustion of these cases, but offers an opportunity to delve into the personal side of law through people involved in the cases. Undergraduates who do not grasp legalese will most benefit from this book, but anyone interested in media law-professor, attorney, or law school student-will find it a valuable supplement."—American Journalism"'Speaking Our Minds' will provide readers valuable insight into the extralegal considerations involved in the development of press law and public attitudes toward the media."—Political Communication
