The First Amendment and the Fifth Estate: Regulation of Electronic Mass Media

The First Amendment and the Fifth Estate: Regulation of Electronic Mass Media
ISBN-10
1599412276
ISBN-13
9781599412276
Series
The First Amendment and the Fifth Estate
Category
Law / Communications
Pages
1172
Language
English
Published
2008
Publisher
Foundation Press
Authors
Marc A. Franklin, T. Barton Carter, Jay B. Wright

Description

This law school casebook examines the opinions and decisions of the overnmental bodies most directly responsible for the laws and regulations that apply to the electronic mass media-Congress, the FCC, and the courts. A part of the University Casebook Series, it includes selected cases designed to illustrate the development of a body of law on a particular subject. Text and explanatory materials designed for law study accompany the cases.

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