Foreword       Richard T. Kaplar Introduction:        REASSURING SIGNALS FROM THE COURTS       Richard T. Kaplar Section I:  On-Line Issues A. Third Circuit Enjoins Enforcement of Child Online Protection Act Robert Corn-Revere B. Commission Studies Ways To Restrict Objectionable Material on Internet Paul K. McMasters C. Federal Courts Strike Down ‘Harmful to Minors’ Laws Robert M. O’Neil D. Fourth Circuit Upholds State Regulation of Sexually Explicit Material Robert M. O’Neil E. Mandatory Internet Filtering Gains Momentum Through Federal, State Laws Judith F. Krug and Deborah Caldwell-Stone F. Administration, Congress, Courts Take Significant Steps To Protect Encrypted Speech Kurt Wimmer G. Congress, State Legislatures Restrict Unsolicited Commercial E-Mail Kurt Wimmer H. Explosion in Internet Domain Names Gives Rise to First Amendment Issues Robert Corn-Revere I. Controversy Continues Over‘Nuremberg Files’ Web Site Robert Corn-Revere J. Ninth Circuit Denies ‘Dirty Pixels’ Rehearing; Fourth Circuit Upholds Law Laurence H. Winer K. Courts Grapple With Tension Between First Amendment, Intellectual Property Kurt Wimmer L. Digital Defamation At Issue in New York, Washington State Robert M. O’Neil M. Search Engines, Browsers Liable for Privacy Violations, Suits Allege Kurt Wimmer N. FTC Regulations To Protect Kids Online Go Beyond Children’s Web Sites Kurt Wimmer O. First Amendment Does Not Protect Internet Publishers Against Fraud Charges Richard M. Schmidt, Jr. and Kevin Goldberg P. Internet Forces Courts To Wrestle With Private, Off-Campus Student Speech Mike Hiestand and Mark Goodman Section II: Broadcasting and Cable Television A. Playboy Prevails in Four-Year Struggle To Strike Section 505 of Telecom Act Robert Corn-Revere B. Broadband Internet Access Debate Continues With Merger of America Online, Time Warner Robert Corn-Revere C. Congress, FCC Push Measures Directed at Television Violence Virginia Stevens D. FCC Acts To Implement Satellite Home Viewer Improvement Act of 1999 Laurence H. Winer E. FCC Completes 1998 Biennial Review of Ownership Rules Daniel E. Troy F. FCC Approves, but Congress Restricts, New Low Power FM Service Richard M. Schmidt, Jr. and Kevin Goldberg G. FCC Adopts Mandates for Video Description for Broadcast, Cable Programming Robert Corn-Revere H. FCC Creates Firestorm With Attempt To Limit Religious Program Content Daniel E. Troy I. FCC Moves To Implement Public Interest Obligations of Digital TV Broadcasters Laurence H. Winer J. Idaho Legislature Clamps Down on Public Television Robert Corn-Revere K. Court Directs FCC To Repeal Personal Attack, Political Editorializing Rules Daniel E. Troy Section III: Commercial Speech A. Federal, State Courts Extend Commercial Speech Protections Daniel E. Troy B. Third Circuit Upholds Pennsylvania Ban on Alcohol Ads in Student Newspapers David L. Hudson, Jr. C. CFTC Eases Rules on Registration for Print, Online Publishers David L. Hudson, Jr. D. Tenth Circuit Decision for Speech Rights Prevails in Customer Information Case Daniel E. Troy E. Florida Bar Violated Lawyer’s Right To Make Truthful Statement in Ad David L. Hudson, Jr. F. New York Transit Authority Embroiled in Subway Ad Dispute Daniel E. Troy G. New York State Ban on Internet Wine Advertising Challenged Daniel E. Troy H. Insurance Companies Can Suggest Repair Shops to Customers, Court Rules David L. Hudson, Jr. I. Court Rulings Mixed as Local Restrictions on Outdoor Advertising Multiply Daniel E. Troy J. Facial Challenges More Difficult in Cases on Commercial Use of Public Records Daniel E. Troy K. First Circuit Upholds Massachusetts Tobacco Ad Restrictions Daniel E. Troy L. California Constitution Beats First Amendment at Protecting Commercial Speech Daniel E. Troy M. State Courts Differ Sharply on Protection for Book Jackets Judith Platt N. Supreme Court To Determine if Generic Mushroom Ads Are Compelled Speech David L. Hudson, Jr. Section IV:  Libel Law/Punitive Damages/Prior Restraint   A. Media Cannot Be Held Liable for Violent Actions, Court Rules Robert S. Peck B. FTC Issues Violence Marketing Study While Congress, States Target Violent Media Robert S. Peck C. Court Upholds Dismissal of Oprah Lawsuit Without Testing ‘Veggie Libel’ Law David L. Hudson, Jr. D. New York Court Acknowledges Media’s Right of Access to Criminal Trials Richard M. Schmidt, Jr. and Kevin Goldberg E. Supreme Court Will Not Rule on Public’s Right of Access to Civil Trials Lucy Dalglish F. White House Causes Furor Over Insertion of Anti-Drug Messages in Media Robert Corn-Revere G. High Court Agrees To Review Constitutionality of Federal Wiretap Law David L. Hudson, Jr. H. President Thwarts Attempt by Congress To Limit Access to Government Information Richard M. Schmidt, Jr. and Kevin Goldberg I. Fourth Circuit Overturns Contempt Conviction for Opening Sealed Court Documents Rodney A. Smolla J. Journalist Cannot Use First Amendment Defense in Child Pornography Case Richard M. Schmidt, Jr. and Kevin Goldberg K. Controversy Over Release of Bookstore Records Goes to Colorado Supreme Court Judith Platt L. Surge in Gag Orders Hinders Newsgathering, Poses First Amendment Concerns Lucy Dalglish M. NBC Liable for ‘Dateline’ Misrepresentation, First Circuit Rules Rodney A. Smolla Profiles of the Contributors First Amendment Advisory Council The Cornerstone Project The Media Institute