Course Details

Constitutional Law-Theories of Freedom of Expression
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Type

LEC

Credits Desc.

3 cr.

Credits Def. Value

3 cr.

Prerequisites

(none listed)

Senior Writing?

(not listed)

Student Year

2L/3L

When Offered

(not listed)

Description:

This course will survey the evolution of First Amendment law as it affects the legal rights and privileges of the print and electronic media. Topics will include prior restraints, libel, privacy, reporters' privilege, access to courts (including free press/fair trial), commercial speech, and obscenity/indecency. The course will examine the statutory and common law rights of access to information, and will consider the constitutional implications of government regulation of media content, including the new media. We will read court opinions as well as seminal scholarly articles on the historical origins and philosophical foundations of freedom of press and speech, and review doctrinal themes.

Crosslisted with Jour 8678
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Sections

Fall 2012: Constitutional Law-Theories of Freedom of Expression

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Type

Same as Course

Credits

3

Prerequisites

(none listed)

Senior Writing?

(not listed)

Student Year

2L/3L

Details:

(see course description, above)

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