Mass media and the Supreme Court : the legacy of the Warren years /

"Updated with major Supreme Court decisions through 1990, this newly-revised edition provides a carefully-edited collection of major cases and important articles from leading law journals about obscenity, censorship, libel, rights of privacy, trial by television, and other First Amendment probl...

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Corporate Author: United States. Supreme Court
Other Authors: Devol, Kenneth S. (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Mamaroneck, NY : Hastings House, [1990]
Edition:Fourth edition.
Series:Communication arts books.
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Summary:"Updated with major Supreme Court decisions through 1990, this newly-revised edition provides a carefully-edited collection of major cases and important articles from leading law journals about obscenity, censorship, libel, rights of privacy, trial by television, and other First Amendment problems. During the 1960s and continuing through today, Supreme Court Justices have been willing to speak out on a series of questions that have had wide-ranging impacts on the mass media. This legal activism on issues such as prior restraint, government regulation, public access to the media, and motion picture censorship, has increased the importance of media law, making this book essential reading for students of mass communications and for professionals in the field."--Publisher's description
Item Description:Excerpts from opinions of the Supreme Court, with concurrences and dissents, and articles from various journals of law and mass communication.
Includes index.
Physical Description:xiv, 450 pages ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:0803893051
9780803893054