The website for the Communication Law course at Abilene Christian University
Journalists often are less than precise when reporting on libel. The text in bold bothers me becuse it would only matter whether the newspaper was reckless if Jewell were a public figure at the time of the statement, which he wasn’t. And even if he were, malicious motivation never would matter: More »
The newspaper plans to appeal. More »
To commemorate the beginning of the fall term, here are two libel-related stories: More »
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 »
We can’t spend much time on FOIA, but this is an important journalistic issue. More »
This comes courtesy of the Wall Street Journal’s Law Blog. More »
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 »
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 »
