A theory of shield laws : journalists, their sources, and popular constitutionalism /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Smith, Dean C., 1964-
Corporate Author:	ebrary, Inc
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	El Paso : LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC, 2013.
Series:	Law & society : recent scholarship
Subjects:	Confidential communications > Press > United States. Journalists > Legal status, laws, etc. > United States. Freedom of the press > United States. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Introduction : journalists, shield laws, and popular constitutionalism
Innovation in the 1890s : the real story behind the nation's first shield law
Raising the stakes in 1929 : the quest for a federal shield law begins
Pressing the First Amendment in 1968 : Annette Buchanan and the road to Branzburg v. Hayes
Dialogue from 1972 to 1982 : talking back to branzburg in congress, the states, and courts
Consensus in the 1990s and beyond : legislative stare decisis and the rise of super-statutes
Where we are today : conclusions and recommendations.