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 an educational purpose.

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

3. 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)

4. Have to have an open meeting when interviewing candidates for a public position.

5. What is shot in public place is fine - but if there is intrusion on physical solitude it is not protected.

6. Newspaper must have known material falsity - material falsity became standard of proof in Michigan.

7. Statements of opinion that could be perceived as defamation need to be based on reliable evidence.

8. There is a first amendment right of access to the public to cover and attend trials.

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

10. Failure to obey an order made by the court

11. A person vs. a person (corporation can be a person too

12. The OMA does not allow public bodies to bypass the law by closing meetings or doing round robin phone calls. universities are not exempt from FOIA in cases of public records.

13. Friend of the court.

14. If a quote is altered - in order for a publication to be sued the plaintiff must prove the meaning portrayed in altered quote is dramatically different than the actual quote

15. Even though university foundations are privately incorporated - they might be subject to comply with FOIA and OMA if the majority of funding comes from the university.

16. Reading of the charges against a person

17. Michigan court trials have to remain open. Parts can be closed - but never all of the trial. M.C.L.A 750.520k only applies to pre-trial hearings.

18. A constructive trust is a proper manner of relinquishing the profits of one who abuses a confidential position.

19. Enforced freelancer/copyright actions - and publishers who were doing more than compile the stories had to pay the reporters. Electronic publications (putting it online) makes it a new publication.

20. Upon the request of the counsel or the victim - you can order that the names of the victim and actor and details of the alleged offense be suppressed until such time as the actor is arraigned - the charge is dismissed - or the case is otherwise concl

21. Journalists and citizens must first obey court orders first before seeking appeal - even if they believe the order is unconstitutional

22. Newspapers do not have an equal time requirement like broadcast has.

23. Broadcasters are immune from liability if political candidates defame someone while under section 315

24. Police have to disclose incident report records. Do have to keep submitting FOIAs.

25. A proper search warrant could be applied to a newspaper as well as to anyone else without necessarily violating the First Amendment rights to freedom of the press.

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