StudyGuide3(2009).html
Supreme Court Cases
Branzburg v. Hayes
Cohen v. Cowles Media
Zurcher v. Stanford Daily
Estes v. Texas
Chandler v. Florida
Dept. of Justice v. Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press
Environmental Protection Agency v. Mink
National Archives and Records Administration v. Favish
Pell v. Procunier
Houchins v. KQED
Zemel v. Rusk
Haig v. Agee
Regan v. Wald
Wilson v. Layne
Bartnicki v. Vopper
Reno v. Condon
Gannett v. De Pasquale
Richmond Newspapers v. Virginia
Globe Newspaper v. Superior Court
Press-Enterprise I and II
Seattle Times v. Rhinehart
Bush v. Gore
Lawson v. Dixon
District Attorney's Office v. Osborne
Herring v. United States
REVIEW:
Irvin v. Dowd
Sheppard v. Maxwell
Nebraska Press Association v. Stuart
Brandenburg v. Ohio
Statutes
Freedom of Information Act (and Amendments in 1974, 1996 and 2007)
Government in the Sunshine Act
Privacy Act of 1974 and FERPA
Privacy Protection Act of 1980 [newsroom searches]
Driver's Privacy Protection Act of 1994
[Proposed] Free Flow of Information Act of 2007 [federal reporters' privilege]
Causes of Action
Trespass
Intrusion
Breach of the Duty of Loyalty
Promissory Estopple
Incitement, Negligence
Issues
Pre-trial Publicity and Fair Trial
Openness of Judicial Proceedings (and Exclusionary Rule)
Reporter's Privilege
Contempt of Court
Cameras in the Courtroom
Access after 9/11 (records, military operations, proceedings, etc.)
Essay: application of law concerning reporter's privilege, gag orders, access to judicial proceedings, and access to information