Explore tens of thousands of sets crafted by our community.
Media Law Milestones
15
Flashcards
0/15
Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corp. v. Public Service Commission
1980 - Developed a four-part test for determining when restrictions on commercial speech violated the First Amendment.
Turner Broadcasting v. FCC
1994 - Upheld regulations requiring cable operators to carry local broadcast TV channels.
Bartnicki v. Vopper
2001 - Found that media outlets could not be punished for broadcasting unlawfully intercepted communications if they were not involved in the interception.
Near v. Minnesota
1931 - Recognized the principle that prior restraints on publication are unconstitutional.
Red Lion Broadcasting Co. v. FCC
1969 - Upheld the FCC's Fairness Doctrine, requiring broadcasters to provide a balance of views on the airwaves.
Miller v. California
1973 - Established the Miller test for determining what constitutes obscene material not protected by the First Amendment.
Brandeis and Warren's 'The Right to Privacy'
1890 - Early law review article arguing that privacy should be a legal right, laying groundwork for future privacy laws.
FCC v. Pacifica Foundation
1978 - Recognized the government's right to regulate broadcast indecency, leading to the creation of 'safe harbor' hours.
Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission
2010 - Held that the government could not restrict independent expenditures for political communications by corporations, including non-profit corporations.
Ashcroft v. Free Speech Coalition
2002 - Struck down two provisions of the Child Pornography Prevention Act as overbroad under the First Amendment.
Reno v. American Civil Liberties Union
1997 - Found portions of the Communications Decency Act unconstitutional on First Amendment grounds.
New York Times Co. v. Sullivan
1964 - Established the 'actual malice' standard for press reports about public officials.
Miami Herald Publishing Co. v. Tornillo
1974 - Held that a state could not force a newspaper to print replies from candidates it had criticized.
Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier
1988 - Determined that public school administrators could censor school-sponsored student publications.
Zacchini v. Scripps-Howard Broadcasting Co.
1977 - Held that the First Amendment did not shield a broadcaster from liability for airing the entire act of a performer without consent.
© Hypatia.Tech. 2024 All rights reserved.