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Gleason, Timothy W. – 1987
The establishment of First Amendment protection for statements of opinion has extended the category of protected expression, but judicially created tests for distinguishing fact from opinion provide limited guidance for judges and place little constraint on judicial interpretation of language. In writing the Supreme Court's majority opinion in…
Descriptors: Communication Research, Constitutional Law, Court Judges, Court Litigation
Driscoll, Paul D. – 1989
This paper examines the government's authority to regulate indecent broadcasts, beginning with a historical overview of the Federal Communication Commission's (FCC) involvement with broadcast indecency and its application in case law. First Amendment considerations are discussed and some suggestions are made regarding how the Commission should…
Descriptors: Audience Response, Censorship, Court Litigation, Federal Government
