Mass Media Law

Mass Media Law Mass Media Law Students will learn about the major U.S.

Study and analysis of laws and regulations significantly affecting newspapers, magazines, motion pictures, and broadcasting (plus online media) in America. court cases that have shaped mass media law in the 20th and 21st centuries and the Federal Communications Commission, which regulates all electronic media. Specifically, students will learn about the First Amendment; libel and privacy laws; law

s related to newsgathering and dissemination; the free press versus fair trial dynamic; obscenity law; telecommunications regulation; and advertising regulation. Students will present a legal case to the class; write two thought papers; and be administered a midterm and final to test their mastery of the material.

Inmates and a right to privacy?
03/14/2020

Inmates and a right to privacy?

Many phone calls between Orange County, California, jail inmates and their lawyers were recorded by an outside vendor, and sheriff's personnel listened to some of the communications, according to a motion this week signed by the county public defender.

This country frowns on search warrants issued against journalists to find out confidential sources.
03/07/2020

This country frowns on search warrants issued against journalists to find out confidential sources.

The San Francisco police entered Bryan Carmody's home and office in May 2019 to find information on the anonymous source that had leaked a police report.

Not surprised...Youtube is a private company.
02/29/2020

Not surprised...Youtube is a private company.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit dismissed a lawsuit filed against YouTube and its parent company, Google, for alleged First Amendment violations. Prager University (PragerU), a nonprofit educational and media organization that espouses right-wing views, sued YouTube in October 2017 a...

Free speech on campus wins the day here.
02/26/2020

Free speech on campus wins the day here.

The university’s decision to reverse the suspensions was welcomed by civil rights groups including the New York Civil Liberties Union.

The Tinker v. Des Moines School District should protect these students.
02/26/2020

The Tinker v. Des Moines School District should protect these students.

The third of its kind in the state, the suit argues that the students’ shirts are non-violent and are meant to express support for “the Second Amendment.”

Defamation lawsuits are more often than not dismissed.
02/18/2020

Defamation lawsuits are more often than not dismissed.

The judge found no evidence that CBS' coverage of the sexual assault allegations would have lead a reasonable viewer to assume they were true or accurate.

Student art is being censored at this college.
02/08/2020

Student art is being censored at this college.

The student artwork, a parody of Caravaggio's "Judith Beheading Holofernes," involved swapping the figures for the Statue of Liberty and President Trump.

Defamation case ruled on in New York Supreme Court.
02/08/2020

Defamation case ruled on in New York Supreme Court.

The decision is part of a closely followed defamation case filed by music producer Lukasz Gottwald who claims Kesha falsely accused him of sexual assault.

Pretty interesting list of the worst free speech colleges in the country.
02/05/2020

Pretty interesting list of the worst free speech colleges in the country.

FIRE is proud to announce our 10 worst colleges for free speech for 2020.

Defamation lawsuit against Hillary Clinton.
01/25/2020

Defamation lawsuit against Hillary Clinton.

The defamation suit concerns comments Clinton made in a 2019 podcast with former Obama adviser David Plouffe. During the course of their interview, Clinton said that a Democrat running in the presidential primary was being groomed by the Russians.

New York Times sued by Harvard professor.
01/15/2020

New York Times sued by Harvard professor.

Harvard Law Professor Lawrence Lessig is suing The New York Times for defamation. In a complaint filed on January 13th in the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, Lessig alleges that the Times used a “false and defamatory ‘clickbait’ Internet headline and lede to drive reader...

Two party recording consent...unconstitutional?
01/10/2020

Two party recording consent...unconstitutional?

The ACLU of Massachuetts says that the law violates the First Amendment right to gather information about police officers.

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