Federal Communications Commission
The Federal Communications Commission is an independent executive agency tasked with regulating the telecommunications sector.
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Media
Media Law: Overview
Freedom of the press is a fundamental liberty guaranteed by the First Amendment of the Constitution. As such, courts and legislative bodies have been hesitant to infringe upon the freedom of press.
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Federal Material
U.S. Constitution
- First Amendment
- CRS Annotated Constitution: First Amendment: Radio and Television
Federal Statutes
- U.S. Code:
Federal Regulations
Federal Judicial Decisions
- U.S. Supreme Court:
- U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeals: Recent Media Law Decisions
State Material
State Statutes
- New York laws giving special protection to journalists- New York Civil Rights Law, Article 7 § 79-h
- California Constitution provisions protecting journalists- Cal. Const.art. 1, § 2
State Judicial Decisions
- N.Y. Court of Appeals:
- Appellate Decisions from Other States
International Material
Conventions and Treaties
Other References
Key Internet Sources
- Federal Agencies:
- Legal Guide from the Citizen Media Law Project
- Federal Communications Law Journal
- Journal of Online Law
- Fairness & Accuracy In Reporting (FAIR)
- Freedom Forum
- Student Press Law Center
- Internet Free Expression Alliance
Useful Offnet (or Subscription - $) Sources
- Good Starting Points in Print:
- Michael Botein and Douglas Ginsburg, Regulation of the Electronic Mass Media: Law and Policy for Radio, Television, Cable and the New Video Technologies, West Group, 3rd ed. (1998)
- Franklin, Anderson, and Lidsky, Cases and Materials Mass Media Law, West Group (2005)
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