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Peer reviewedShattuck, John H.F.; Byers, Fritz – Harvard Civil Rights - Civil Liberties Law Review, 1981
Argues that First Amendment clauses in the Bill of Rights concerning "freedom of speech or of the press" are separate but parallel clauses intended to protect unique functions of different segments of the public, including the press. Cites Supreme Court decisions that represent an attack on the autonomous functioning of the press.…
Descriptors: Civil Liberties, Confidentiality, Court Litigation, Democracy
Peer reviewedSchlene, Vickie J. – Social Education, 1990
Reviews 10 resources on First Amendment issues and related social studies topics available from the Educational Resource Information Center (ERIC). Presents information pertinent both to the classroom teacher and to school administrators concerned about First Amendment issues. Gives annotated bibliographical information. (CH)
Descriptors: Citizenship Education, Constitutional Law, Court Litigation, Elementary Secondary Education
Carter, T. Barton; And Others – 1988
Predicated on the belief that communications students are capable of understanding communications law and the processes that created it, this book examines U.S. Supreme Court opinions on the First Amendment. The book addresses the following topics: 1) the American legal system and freedom of expression (in introductory chapters); 2) defamation; 3)…
Descriptors: Access to Information, Advertising, Cable Television, Commercial Television
