Archive for ‘Censorship and Prior Restraint’

Video-game news: ‘Grand Theft Auto IV’ delayed; is ‘Resident Evil 5’ racist?

by   |  09.01.07  |  Video Games

A good question for class discussion is “What level of protection should video games have?” That would be a good research topic, for that matter. More »

Bong Hits 4 Jesus–Explained

by   |  03.22.07  |  student speech

I neglected to mention the “Bong Hits 4 Jesus” case went before the Supreme Court on Monday. More »

Politics and speech

by   |  01.30.07  |  prior restraint

UCLA Professor Eugene Volokh often has an unconventional view on the legal issues. His blog is one of my favorites. More »

Families sue after children abused by MySpace users

by   |  01.18.07  |  criminal liability

Liability of the media is a continuing question. Like most Comm Law topics, there’s a good Law & Order episode regarding this. More »

District: Student paper policy not followed

by   |  01.14.07  |  prior restraint, student speech

This story was in The Brazosport Facts, where I first worked after I graduated from ACU. It doesn’t explain why the newspaper didn’t go before the principal before it was published. More »

‘Bong Hits for Jesus’ goes to SCOTUS

by   |  12.02.06  |  student speech

For some reason, I love this case. More »

Internet justice?

by   |  11.27.06  |  Internet speech

What are the legal implications of this? I couldn’t write a better test question. More »

Prior Restraint

by   |  05.28.00  |  Censorship and Prior Restraint, Supplemental Information

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Sir William Blackstone

1. “[The Sanhedrin] called [Peter and John] and commanded them not to speak or teach at all in the name of Jesus. But [they] replied, ‘Judge for yourselves whether it is right in God’s sight to obey you rather than God'” (Acts 4:18-19). More »