Journalism Law
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1. The First Amendment protection for students does not require a public school to print speech when they can justify their decision by stating it is lewd - indecent or offensive - or have legitimate pedagogical concerns.

2. (privacy) a. Because of who you are - you have a right to profit from your image b. Endorsements

3. Money damages awarded to the injured party as compensation for a specific loss

4. For presidential searches - MI supreme court ruled universities are 4th arm of government - and must conduct search in public.

5. Harm done which the law cannot remedy.

6. To claim exemption for investigative records - they must show how disclosure would interfere with proceedings. The burden of proof is on the party claiming exemption.

7. The press has no greater constitutional right to access penal facilities than any member of the general public

8. An order issued by the court to prevent attorneys and witnesses from discussing the case outside the courtroom - or reporters from publishing information obtained during a court proceeding.

9. hearing where the judge decides whether or not there is sufficient evidence to prove a crime. In michigan - takes place in district court

10. If a publication accurately prints something from a false public record document - they cannot be sued for libel.

11. Guarantees freedoms of speech - religion - press and assembly.

12. Reading of the charges against a person

13. Lowest court handles: Tickets - civil matter - Misdemeanor - Felonies

14. No guarantee of immunity for media ride alongs.

15. A court created device to weed out inadmissible evidence in advance of trial

16. In an invasion of privacy tort - an action that characterizes a person falsely. Often the person is misrepresented by quoting out of context - the careless use of photos or cutlines - or by using a picture from one story as a picture for another.

17. Only in Massachusetts - you can close a preliminary hearing if the case is a sexual assault case.

18. Failure to obey an order made by the court

19. The power of authority of a particular court to hear and adjudicate matters in dispute

20. Innocent and negligent misstatement in a newspaper are protected under constitutional freedoms of speech and press.

21. First Amendment protects media to report information from official records available in open court.

22. Plaintiffs are not entitled to an order unmasking an anonymous author when the statements in question cannot support a cause of action for defamation.

23. There is liability even if the news organization reports both sides - if the sources are not credible.

24. First Amendment protects even false statements about the conduct of public officials except when statements are made with knowledge that they are false or in reckless disregard of their truth or falsity. (actual malice)

25. Qualified privilege allows newspapers to report on both sides of a story as long as the sources are qualified. Created doctrine of neutral reportage

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