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... suits brought to harass journalists can be costly to defend . The expense and commitment required to fight a libel suit can make even the most courageous editor or news director think more carefully about doing the next controversial ...
... suits brought to harass journalists can be costly to defend . The expense and commitment required to fight a libel suit can make even the most courageous editor or news director think more carefully about doing the next controversial ...
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... libel suits and the size of the monetary awards are only part of the problem . The U.S. Supreme Court , which nationalized libel laws some twenty years ago , has decided a number of major libel cases by adopting standards it has been ...
... libel suits and the size of the monetary awards are only part of the problem . The U.S. Supreme Court , which nationalized libel laws some twenty years ago , has decided a number of major libel cases by adopting standards it has been ...
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... libel laws and created tests that do not provide the necessary balance . Applying historical principles of libel law to ... suits a subject of much impor- tance . How the nature of the journalism practiced by broadcasters makes them ...
... libel laws and created tests that do not provide the necessary balance . Applying historical principles of libel law to ... suits a subject of much impor- tance . How the nature of the journalism practiced by broadcasters makes them ...
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... libel suits . Confidential Sources On June 29 , 1972 , the Supreme Court issued a decision long awaited by jour- nalists and others . Do news reporters have a constitutional privilege against disclosing sources of information or the ...
... libel suits . Confidential Sources On June 29 , 1972 , the Supreme Court issued a decision long awaited by jour- nalists and others . Do news reporters have a constitutional privilege against disclosing sources of information or the ...
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Contents
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Complexity and Inconsistency | 29 |
The Search for Standards | 71 |
The Search for Standards Continues | 111 |
The Private Person | 147 |
Potential for Trouble | 181 |
Getting Out of the Libel Morass | 223 |
Other editions - View all
Libel and the First Amendment: Legal History and Practice in Print and ... Richard E. Labunski No preview available - 1987 |
Libel and the First Amendment: Legal History and Practice in Print and ... RICHARD E. LABUNSKI No preview available - 2017 |
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