Communication Law Terms & Concepts - Unit 1
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- A system of law inherited from Britain in which decisions are based on precedent, using court decisions as "bricks" in the law.
- A system of law from ancient Rome that is defined by codes and statutes, laws that are written.
- Sets the groundwork for law, the supreme text of our democracy.
- Laws handed down by judges that are not expressed in written codes and statutes.
- Law formed through penalties that are organized into a code, giving allowances for some things, delineating criminal offenses, etc.
- Law formed by statutes developed by specialized agencies, such as the statutes passed by the FTC.
- Laws that come directly from the president, usually involves laws that deal with national security and top secret documents.
- Preventative laws, one that bring remedy and injunctive relief, such as suing someone.
- Person v. state. Someone has been arrested and that arrest is being challenged.
- Private party v. private party. Suing someone else and having two lawyers litigate on behalf of their clients.
- The philosophy that everyone has an equal opportunity to play within the rules set by the legal system.
- The theory that the power of an idea should be judged openly; humans are rational enough to find the truth.
- The First Amendment was created so that we could engage in the discourse necessary for self-governing and participating in democracy.
- Human beings can take care of themselves, and should be given the room to do so.
- The press needs to be a check on the government in order to fulfill their role as a watchdog.
- Sunlight is the best disinfectant. If we are tolerant of hate speech, we will become stronger, critical, and able to fight back.
- Refraining from discrimination toward speech that expresses a particular view on a subject.
- Regulations of where and when expression is made as opposed to what is said. Will generally survive constitutional review.
- An open place paid for by tax dollars that is conducive to expressive activities
- A public venue set aside for expressive activities by the government that can be taken away.
- Public, but the government has more leniency if they have a reasonable interest in maintaining the essential function of a place.
- The suppression of speech because of the potential violent reaction of the audience.
- Words that by their very utterance incite an immediate breach of the peace.
- Federal First Amendment protections, such as free speech, are also applied to state governments.
- Depicts sexual or excretory activity in a patently offensive manner, but does not arouse a prurient interest in sex.
- One-offs during live broadcasts
- A time between 10 PM and 6 AM in which broadcasts can allow indecency such as the seven bad words.
- Judicial requirement that government must have a compelling interest for their restrictions and the restrictions must be narrowly tailored.
- Judicial requirement that government must have an important interest for a restriction and there should be no correlation btwn regulation and content.
- Speech that presents a clear, present danger. It is an obvious statement that incites physical harm in that moment.
- Speech meant to create a pervasive fear that someone is a target of violence. Intended to intimidate.
- An unsigned opinion, "of the court"
- An opinion that agrees with the ruling and reflects the reasoning for the decision that most justices agree with.
- Opinion supported by most justices than any other opinion, but is not supported by the majority.
- An opinion that details why a justice agreed with the decision, but the reason is different than the majority.
- An opinion that details why a judge disagrees with the majority decision.
- All of the judges of an appellate court deciding a case.
- The intention and knowledge of wrongdoing that constitutes part of a crime.
- "Let the decision stand" - the foundation of common law
- Judges opinions about things that usually arise in the case, considered authoritative because of the dignity of the person describing it.
- Legal wrong committed by one person against another.
- The person bringing the lawsuit.
- The party that is being sued.
- The person who appeals their court case.
- The person fighting an appealed court case.
- Laws that do not allow administrators to censor journalism or ban publications at public high schools. Only applies to some states.
