Communication Law
Subtitle: The Supreme Court and the First Amendment
Edition: Revised edition
Publisher: University Press of America
Published: June 28, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 330
ISBN-13: 9780761834984
Subjects: Constitutional & administrative law; Legal Reference / Law Profession; Law; Communications; Law / General; Constitutional; Freedom of speech; Freedom of the press; Press law; United States
Description: "Do courts adequately balance the rights of a free press? Under what conditions may the government refuse to release information to the news media? How can society protect itself from deceptive advertising? First Amendment questions like these are the focus of Communication Law. This introductory textbook addresses First Amendment issues that affect the general public, academics, business people, journalists, government officials, and broadcasters. This newly revised edition contains descriptions and analyses of recent and precedent-setting judicial decisions and is a valuable text for communication law courses in journalism, communication, and political science departments."--Publisher's website.