A theory of shield laws : journalists, their sources, and popular constitutionalism /

Mostrar otras versiones (1)

In this history of debate over journalists' confidential sources, starting in 1894, Smith employs contemporary theories of constitutional interpretation to weave a surprising narrative melding legislature-made statutory law and court-made constitutional law. Working under the banner of "&q...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Smith, Dean C., 1964-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: El Paso : LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC, 2013.
Colección:Law & society : recent scholarship
Temas:
Confidential communications > Press > United States.
Journalists > Legal status, laws, etc. > United States.
Freedom of the press > United States.
Liberté de la presse > États-Unis.
LAW > Constitutional.
LAW > Public.
Confidential communications > Press
Freedom of the press
Journalists > Legal status, laws, etc.
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction : journalists, shield laws, and popular constitutionalism
  • Innovation in the 1890s : the real story behind the nation's first shield law
  • Raising the stakes in 1929 : the quest for a federal shield law begins
  • Pressing the First Amendment in 1968 : Annette Buchanan and the road to Branzburg v. Hayes
  • Dialogue from 1972 to 1982 : talking back to branzburg in congress, the states, and courts
  • Consensus in the 1990s and beyond : legislative stare decisis and the rise of super-statutes
  • Where we are today : conclusions and recommendations.

Ejemplares similares