Detailed and informed selection of cases illustrating the development of the body of law surrounding a legal dispute. All cases are accompanied by text and explanatory materials. Section titles discuss: A Grievance Arises; Retaining an Attorney; Identifying the Relevant Law; Researching the Law; Choosing a Court System; Commencing the Action; Mechanics of Service; An Important Digression; The Defendant's Turn; Choosing a Defense; Pre-Trial Activities; A Jury is Chosen and the Trial Begins; The Plaintiff's Case; The Plaintiff Testifies; The Defendant's Case; The Case Goes to Jury; Trial Without Jury; The Judge Agrees with the Jury; and The Appellate Structure.

The Biography of a Legal Dispute (Coursebook)

Franklin, Marc

Legal Education

Foundation Press / West Publishing Co.

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.

The First Amendment and The Fifth Estate: Regulation of Electronic Mass Media (University Casebook Series)

Carter, T.

Wright, Jay

Media & the Law

Foundation Press

This casebook provides a thorough examination of the law of mass media, providing principal court opinions, explanatory text, and questions for discussion. Topics include the American legal system, introduction to freedom of expression, defamation, privacy, liability for emotional and physical harm, copyright and trademark, national security, obscenity and indecency, advertising regulation, press coverage of the administration of justice, confidentiality, newsgathering from non-judicial public sources, ownership of the media and related problems, access to the media, introduction to broadcasting, and legal control of broadcast programming. In this edition, Internet and new media topics, including net neutrality and other current issues, are integrated into the other materials.

The First Amendment and the Fourth Estate: he Law of Mass Media (University Casebook Series)

Sanders, Amy

This edition provides students with the intellectual tools they will need to resolve legal issues arising from the ongoing dramatic reshaping of the media. It includes new material on matters such as anonymity and foreign law which have become more urgent because of the transformation of media industries. It covers the established precedents whose fundamental principles will guide the law’s response to new threats of censorship, examines barriers to newsgathering, and explores impediments to media adaptability. This edition refines and streamlines the materials of previous editions to give students an uncluttered view of the current state of media law. Cumulatively, the co-authors have taught media law for nearly 100 years, and this edition reflects the pedagogical insights gleaned from that experience.

Mass Media Law: Cases and Materials (University Casebook Series)

Barnett Lidsky, Lyrissa

Anderson,David

Loose-leaf version of this leading casebook that covers all major aspects of tort law with expertly edited cases and original text. It also includes comprehensive chapters on intentional harm, damages and insurance, defamation, privacy, and economic torts. Loose-Leaf version is 3 hole drilled on 8 1/2 by 11 coated paper. NO BINDERS just looseleaf format.

Tort Law and Alternatives (University Casebook Series)

GREEN, MICHAEL

Rabin, Robert

Business

This edition examines new forces influencing media law while continuing to focus on foundational cases and principles that have shaped the field since its inception. New material includes increasing government secrecy and its impact on freedom of information; the latest on net neutrality; new restrictions on newsgathering including legislation involving drones; recent jurisprudential tests that unmask anonymous internet speakers; increasing potential liability for internet re-publishers despite older legal protections; newer changes in copyright protections in the wake of internet publishing; increasing judicial concerns about privacy and the reshaping of legal determinations including newsworthiness; and the increasingly difficult-to-answer question of who deserves shield law and other legal protections traditionally reserved for journalists. The casebook, written by authors who collectively have taught and researched media law for more than a century, focuses on the legal precedents that help shape judicial and legislative responses to today’s new media.

Media Law: Cases and Materials (University Casebook Series)

Gajda, Amy

This leading casebook covers all major aspects of tort law with expertly edited cases and original text. The principal focus of this book is the law of negligence, strict liability, and no-fault legislation as alternative approaches to compensating the victims of accidental harm and creating optimal incentives for safety. This Edition has restructured the chapter on intentional torts to facilitate its use to start off the course for those instructors desiring to do so. It also includes comprehensive chapters on products liability, damages and insurance, defamation, privacy, and economic torts. Notes and questions following principal cases are designed to supplement students’ knowledge about the subject matter of the case and related areas as well as to encourage them to think critically about judicial opinions and tort policy. This Tenth Edition reflects evolving developments in recent case law and legislative activity, as well as materials and commentary ranging from the two current Restatement projects on Liability for Economic Harm and Intentional Torts to continuing tort issues arising from the Internet.

Tort Law and Alternatives: Cases and Materials (University Casebook Series)

Geistfeld, Mark

The subjects discussed in this outline are intentional torts, negligence, strict liability, products liability, nuisance, survival of tort actions, wrongful death, and immunity. Also included are release and contribution, indemnity, workers' compensation, no-fault auto insurance, defamation, invasion of privacy, misrepresentation, injurious falsehood, interference with economic relations, and unjustifiable litigation.

Gilbert Law Summary on Torts (Gilbert Law Summaries)

Cardi, W.

Gilbert

The First Amendment and the Fourth Estate: The Law of Mass Media (University Casebook Series)

This casebook provides a thorough examination of the law of mass media in the United States, providing principal court opinions, explanatory text, and questions for discussion. Where appropriate, comparative law from other jurisdictions is included. Topics include the American legal system, introduction to freedom of expression and free expression theory, defamation, privacy and surveillance, liability for emotional and physical harm, copyright and trademark, national security, obscenity and indecency, advertising regulation, free press/fair trial considerations, confidentiality, access to government information and meetings, media ownership, access to the media and broadcast & cable regulation.

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The Biography of a Legal Dispute (Coursebook)

The First Amendment and The Fifth Estate: Regulation of Electronic Mass Media (University Casebook Series)

The First Amendment and the Fourth Estate: he Law of Mass Media (University Casebook Series)

Mass Media Law: Cases and Materials (University Casebook Series)

Tort Law and Alternatives (University Casebook Series)

Media Law: Cases and Materials (University Casebook Series)

Tort Law and Alternatives: Cases and Materials (University Casebook Series)

Gilbert Law Summary on Torts (Gilbert Law Summaries)

The First Amendment and the Fourth Estate: The Law of Mass Media (University Casebook Series)

The First Amendment and the Fourth Estate: The Law of Mass Media (University Casebook Series)