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INTRODUCTION
Ever
Vigilant, Ever Free
Richard T. Kaplar
SECTION
I: ONLINE
ISSUES
A. Supreme Court Decision
Expected To Affect Online Content Controls
Robert Corn-Revere
B.
Federal
Courts Overturn Internet Restrictions in Three States
Robert M. O’Neil
C. Library Groups Challenge
Federal Law Requiring Internet Filtering
Judith F. Krug and Deborah
Caldwell-Stone
D. Enforceability of Foreign
Court Order at Issue in Yahoo! Dispute
Harvey L. Zuckman
E. Congress Continues
Anti-Spam Push; State Action Shifts to Courts
Kurt Wimmer
F. Lawmakers Seek Internet
Domain Dedicated to Children’s Sites
Robert Corn-Revere
G.
Ninth Circuit Decisions
Stir ‘Nuremberg Files’ Controversy
Robert Corn-Revere
H.
Fifth Circuit Backs
‘Dirty Pixels’ Law; Supreme Court Hears Argument
Laurence
H. Winer
I. Online Intellectual
Property Cases Test Copyright, Free Speech Tension
Kurt Wimmer
J. Officers’ Social
Security Numbers Off Limits for Web, Trial Court Rules
Richard
M. Schmidt, Jr. and Kevin Goldberg
K. Digital Defamation:
Drudge Case Settled, Global Telemedia Suit Dismissed
Robert M. O’Neil
L. Courts’ Discovery Rulings Protect Anonymous Online Speech
Robert Corn-Revere
M. Congress, Administration
Hold Firm on Protecting Encrypted Speech
Kurt Wimmer
SECTION
II: BROADCASTING
AND CABLE TELEVISION
A. Indecency Wars Continue
as FCC Issues Policy, Levies Fines
Robert Corn-Revere
B. Broadband Internet Access
Debate Heightened by Agencies, Courts
Robert Corn-Revere
C. D.C. Circuit Issues Mixed
Ruling
on FCC’s Cable Ownership Rules
Kristina Osterhaus
D. FCC Adopts Cable Rules
for Digital Television Signals
Laurence H. Winer
E. FCC, Courts Affirm Rules
To Carry Local TV on Satellites
Laurence H. Winer
F. Dual Network Rule Relaxed
To Allow Certain Mergers
Kristina Osterhaus
G. Media Groups, Blind
Federation
Challenge Video Description Rules
Robert
Corn-Revere
H. Congress Considers
Legislation To Limit Televised Violence
Robert
Corn-Revere
I. County Violates First
Amendment
by Stalling Cable Transfer
Richard M. Schmidt, Jr. and Kevin
Goldberg
J. Idaho
Lawmakers Drop
Disclaimer for PBS Programming
Robert M. O’Neil
SECTION
III: COMMERCIAL
SPEECH
A. Supreme Court Strikes
Tobacco
Ad Restrictions in Massachusetts
Kristina
Osterhaus
B. FTC Issues Follow-Up
Report
on Violence Marketing to Kids
Richard
M. Schmidt, Jr. and Kevin Goldberg
C. Mushroom Producer
Prevails
in Compelled Speech Case
David L. Hudson, Jr.
D. Court Ruling Favors
Privacy
in ‘Target Marketing’ Data Case
David L. Hudson, Jr.
E. Two Courts Uphold
Constitutional Challenges to FDA Law, Rules
Kristina Osterhaus
F. High Court Sidesteps Battle
Over P&G Satanism Rumor
Tony
Mauro
G. Sixth Circuit Upholds
30-Day
Ban on Attorney Solicitation
Harvey L. Zuckman
H. Permit Requirement for
Solicitors Is Constitutional, Court Rules
Harvey L. Zuckman
I. Local Governments
Continue
To Restrict Outdoor Advertising
Kristina
Osterhaus
J. Alcohol Advertising,
Labeling
Score Victories in Utah, Colorado
David L. Hudson, Jr.
K. Chiropractors in Three
States Prevail
in Challenges to Marketing Practices
David
L. Hudson, Jr.
L. Rutgers Alumni Magazine
Agrees To Publish Controversial Ad
Robert M. O’Neil
SECTION
IV: PRESS
RESTRICTIONS
A. Courts Deny Video
Coverage
of Two Highly Charged Events
Kevin Goldberg and Tony Mauro
B. Courts
Grapple With Policies on Electronic Access to Records
Lucy Dalglish and Ashley Gauthier
C. Publication of
Intercepted Calls
Is Protected, Supreme Court Rules
Tony Mauro
D. High-Profile Litigants
Refine
Defamation Law in Three Cases
Richard M. Schmidt, Jr. and Kevin Goldberg
E. Kentucky State Yearbook
Ruling
Marks Victory for Student Press
Tony Mauro
F. Fifth Circuit Upholds
Publication of Anonymous Jurors’ Names
Lucy
Dalglish and Ashley Gauthier
G. Prisoners Have First
Amendment
Right To Receive Junk Mail
Richard M. Schmidt, Jr. and Kevin
Goldberg
H. Florida
Law Limits Autopsy Photo Access Following NASCAR Death
Lucy
Dalglish and Catherine Cameron
SECTION
V: GENERAL
MEDIA RESTRICTIONS
A. Congress Continues To
Target
Violence in Entertainment Industry
David
L. Hudson, Jr.
B. Violence
Ordinance Takes a Hit as Court Questions Harm to Minors
Burton
Joseph
C. Court
Favors Media in Civil Liability Case as Columbine Families Sue
Robert
M. O’Neil
D. White House Abandons Campaign To Insert Anti-Drug Messages in Media
Robert
Corn-Revere
E. Varied Intellectual
Property Rulings Point Up First Amendment Nexus
Rodney A. Smolla
F. Senate Campaign Finance
Bill
Puts Limits on Independent Speech
Kristina Osterhaus
G. Supreme Court Ruling
Should Clarify Secondary Effects Doctrine
David L. Hudson, Jr.
H. Right of Publicity
Clashes With Free Expression in ‘Tootsie’ Case
Judith Platt and Kurt Wimmer
I. Third Circuit Strikes
School Anti-Harassment Speech Code
David L. Hudson, Jr.
J. ‘Harry Potter’
Continues To Top
Annual List of Challenged Books
Judith
Krug and Beverley Becker
Profiles
of the Contributors
First
Amendment Advisory Council
The
Cornerstone Project
The Media Institute
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