Are violent video games protected?
Video game makers are challenging a California law that bans the sale of violent video games to minors. Here’s the rub – it was signed into law on Oct. 7 by Gov. Arnold “The Terminator” Schwarzenegger.
Archive for October, 2005
Miers hearings set to begin Nov. 7
These will be the oddest hearings I’ve seen since Clarence Thomas. More »
There are no walks in Comm Law, but…
The JMC Department will meet tomorrow to discuss reaccreditation efforts. That means our class will not meet. For Tuesday of next week, we will cover free press/fair trial. Read chapter 11 and chapter 12 in preparation. More »
Update: Miller testifies for shield law
Judith Miller today will testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee in favor of a federal shield law for journalists. What do you think? More »
A real church-state debate
Southern Hills Church of Christ in December will serve as the venue for an Abilene Independent School District debate tournament, as it has for several years. As the Abilene Reporter-News writes today, one student can’t attend because of religious convictions prohibiting entering another house of worship. More »
Miller touts federal shield law
Judith Miller, the New York Times reporter who recently spent 85 days in jail for refusing to divulge a source, called for a federal shield law today at the annual convention of the Society of Professional Journalists in Las Vegas. More »
The Times on Miller
The New York Times has come out with its story on the Judith Miller situation. To me it leaves a lot of questions unanswered and doesn’t offer the best example of how to work with anonymous sources.. More »
Who controls the Internet?
The Rambling Journalist, former Optimist editor Paul Anthony, has a good post on a move by the international community to wrest control of the ‘Net from the United States. More »
Are bloggers journalists?
For purposes of the shield law he’s promoting, Sen. Dick Durbin says “No.”
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