'Hit list' kept by anti-abortionists deemed protected speech
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The author discusses the US Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit's decision in Planned Parenthood v. American Coalition of Life Activists, in which the court ruled that the ACLA's web site listing abortion doctors was protected by the First Amendment.
Publication Name: News Media & the Law
Subject: Literature/writing
ISSN: 0149-0737
Year: 2001
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Incitement lawsuit against Stone, "Natural Born Killers" dismissed
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The author discusses the dismissal of Byers v. Edmondson, in which a US District Court for Louisiana ruled there was no evidence that director Oliver Stone or other producers of the film 'Natural Born Killers' had knowingly intended to incite violence.
Publication Name: News Media & the Law
Subject: Literature/writing
ISSN: 0149-0737
Year: 2001
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Antiquated libel statute declared unconstitutional
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The author discusses the Alabama Supreme Court's decision in Ivey v. State, in which Alabama's criminal libel statute was declared unconstitutional.
Publication Name: News Media & the Law
Subject: Literature/writing
ISSN: 0149-0737
Year: 2001
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