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Download full textHerbeck, Dale A.; Fishman, Donald – 1990
The United States Supreme Court in New York Times v. Sullivan (1964) extended the scope of protection provided to the press when covering public officials, requiring officials claiming libel by the press to prove "actual malice" (knowledge of falsity or reckless disregard of truth or falsity). The Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798 limited…
Descriptors: Constitutional History, Constitutional Law, Court Judges, Court Litigation
Peer reviewedO'Brien, David M. – Update on Law-Related Education, 1986
Reviews the characteristics and landmark cases of the Warren, and Burger eras of the U.S. Supreme Court. Describes the changes taking place under Chief Justice Rehnquist and assesses the future of the Supreme Court with the addition of Justice Antonin Scalia. Maintains that the trend toward judicial activism will continue. (JDH)
Descriptors: Civics, Constitutional History, Constitutional Law, Court Litigation
Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication. – 1992
Section B of the Media and Law section of the proceedings contains the following nine papers: "The Professional Person as Libel Plaintiff: Reexamination of the Public Figure Doctrine" (Harry W. Stonecipher and Don Sneed); "The Anti-Federalists and Taxation under the Free Press Clause of the First Amendment" (Brad Thompson);…
Descriptors: Competition, Court Litigation, Foreign Countries, Freedom of Speech
Ramirez, Ray, Ed. – NARF Legal Review, 1993
This special theme issue outlines the history of discrimination against traditional Native American religions, including recent Supreme Court decisions. "Discrimination and Native American Religious Rights," by Senator Daniel K. Inouye, discusses the compelling government interest in eradicating discrimination and describes two Supreme…
Descriptors: Alaska Natives, American Indian Culture, American Indian History, American Indians
Commission on the Bicentennial of the United States Constitution, Washington, DC. – 1988
Article III of the U.S. Constitution called for a federal judiciary that would dispense and administer justice in accordance with the principles on which the United States was founded. There was considerable ambivalence among the Founding Fathers as to what was the appropriate role for the judiciary, an ambivalence that has continued to the…
Descriptors: Constitutional History, Constitutional Law, Court Role, Courts
