Court: Texas law intrudes on religious freedom
This is interesting. The coverage itself also is interesting because I’m in the middle of research on how the Texas Supreme Court is covered by the larger media outlets in the state. More »
Archive for ‘Current Events’
Newspaper ordered to give up documents from ranch estate dispute
The newspaper plans to appeal. More »
Opening Day Libel Potpourri
To commemorate the beginning of the fall term, here are two libel-related stories: More »
Self-Described Pedophile Blogger Ordered to Stay Away From Schools
I talked about this on The Professors radio show this week. The order still strikes me as unconstitutional considering he’s guity of no crime and hasn’t threatened a disruption of the peace. More »
"Nobody puts our Trademark in a corner"
This comes courtesy of the Wall Street Journal’s Law Blog. More »
Policing the Academy for Pirates
Universities should be a place forthe free exchange of knowledge and ideas. Shouldn’t it also be a place where students are taught the value of intangible property? More »
Media critic Solomon pushes limits of fair-use in new documentary
With classes starting in about a week, I’ll be posting everyday, I expect. Two topics I expect to give greater attention to this semester are copyright and regulation of violence in media. More »