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... substantial variance among lower courts in complying with Supreme Court decisions , and much confusion . The disarray of libel laws and recent well - publicized cases in which plaintiffs have won in or out of court large sums of money ...
... substantial variance among lower courts in complying with Supreme Court decisions , and much confusion . The disarray of libel laws and recent well - publicized cases in which plaintiffs have won in or out of court large sums of money ...
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... substantial numbers are puttting down their newspapers and turning to television as their primary source of news . 16 The special informing function that broadcasting has assumed makes its vulnerability to libel suits a subject of much ...
... substantial numbers are puttting down their newspapers and turning to television as their primary source of news . 16 The special informing function that broadcasting has assumed makes its vulnerability to libel suits a subject of much ...
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... substantial harm . . . . Newsgathering is not without its First Amendment protections . . . . Official harassment of the press undertaken not for purposes of law enforcement but to disrupt a reporter's relationship with his news sources ...
... substantial harm . . . . Newsgathering is not without its First Amendment protections . . . . Official harassment of the press undertaken not for purposes of law enforcement but to disrupt a reporter's relationship with his news sources ...
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... called as a prosecution witness . But Farber did not refuse to testify ; in fact , he spent a substantial number of hours on the witness stand . He refused , citing New Jersey's shield law as authority , to name Journalists in Court 7.
... called as a prosecution witness . But Farber did not refuse to testify ; in fact , he spent a substantial number of hours on the witness stand . He refused , citing New Jersey's shield law as authority , to name Journalists in Court 7.
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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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