Government & Media Schedule

TVR 31200-03
Government & Media
Schedule

Fall 2009

Instructors: Prof. Nancy Cornwell		Class Schedule:
Office: Park 352		Tue./Thu.8:00 AM -9:15 AM
Phone: 274-1954	Click here for Course Syllabus	Office Hours:
Email: Dr.C.	This Schedule will be updated regularly as material is added. You are responsible for any changes. Please check it daily.	Mon. 3:00 - 4:00 PM Tue. 2:00 - 3:00 PM Thur. 9:30 - 11:00 AM
Class location: Park 285	Mass Media & Law Library Webpage	Also available by appointment

DATE	COURSE CONTENT	READING/ASSIGNMENTS DUE
Thu. 8/27	Introduction, syllabus Sources of Law Do the SCOTUS quiz online	Subscribe to Benton.org communications headlines e-mail (and check the Telecommunication regulation tracker either at this site or by subscribing to the RSS feed)
Tue. 9/1	Sources of Media Law (cont)(.pdf)	Signed Statement on Late Penalties and Plagiarism due Supreme Court Quiz results Ch.1 Federal Court Structure( image 1) (image 2) Circuit Court Map New York State Court Structure (Civil) (Criminal) .
Thu. 9/3
Tue. 9/8	First Amendment as the Constitutional Foundation of Media Law and Development of the Clear & present danger test (.pdf)	Great statements on free expression Ch. 2: pp. 34 - 63
Thu. 9/10	SCOTUS Case #1 Team Assignments Appellant Legal Team Appellee Legal Term The Supreme Court Journalists Lexis-Nexis research session	Sample brief to use as a formatting guideline Group evaluation form(.pdf) Read "How to Read Legal Opinion" on the textbook website under the link "Case Studies." Deadline to let me know if you need to reschedule the final exam (see Ithaca College Policy).
Tue. 9/15	Different approaches to government control of speech: Prior restraint- including wartime (cover on own what is in the textbook) Time place manner restrictions	Ch. 2: 65 - 71 Ch. 3 pp. 76 - 85 & 106 - 113
Thu. 9/17	Broadcast Regs. Part 1. Regulatory Framework for Different Media Print/Broadcast/Cable/Internet -electromagnetic spectrum - FCC	Ch. 16 pp. 584-5, 589-595 U.S. Frequency Allocations in Radio Spectrum pre digital transition
Tue. 9/22	Broadcast Regulation cont. Test #1 Review
Thu. 9/24	Test #1
Tue. 9/29	Dan Heffner SAW In class prep for Oral Arguments (approx 30 minutes)	Sample Oral argument (Tinker v. Des Moine) (online)
Thu. 10/1	SCOTUS CASE #1 Oral Arguments before the Court PALADIN LEGAL BRIEF RICE LEGAL BRIEF	SCOTUS CASE #1 Appellant and Appellee wrtten court briefs due Sample SCOTUS opinion Sample SCOTUS opinion with Concurrences.
Tue. 10/6	Libel: Establishing a case SCOTUS CASE #2 Appellant Team Appellee Legal Team SCOTUS Journalists Team Assignments	Journalists covering the Oral Argument (Paladin's team) articles are due Ch. 4 Molly Ivins:"Free Speech: Going, Going...." First Amendment Project anti-SLAPP Resource Center
Thu. 10/8	Prof. Williams guest lecture continuing discussion of libel	SCOTUS CASE #1 Supreme Court Opinion(s) due. SCOTUS DECISION
Tue. 10/13	Libel: Proof of Fault	Journalists covering the Court's decision and opinion (Rice's team) articles are due Ch. 5 Libel Proof Plaintiff
Thu. 10/15	Fall Break
Tue. 10/20	Libel-Defenses and Damages	Ch. 6
Thu. 10/22	Libel Wrap-up & Test 2 Review
Tue. 10/27	Invasion of Privacy- Overview Appropriation False Light	Ch. 7 & 8 Justice Roberts' views on Privacy Justice Alito's views on Privacy
Thu. 10/29	Test 2: (on libel)
Tue. 11/3	Intrusion Private Facts
Thu. 11/5	SCOTUS CASE #2 Oral Arguments before the Court Group evaluation form(.pdf)	SCOTUS CASE #2 Oral Argument Briefs due
Tue. 11/10
Thu. 11/12	Copyright SCOTUS CASE #3 Appellant Team Appellee Legal Team SCOTUS Journalists Team Assignments	SCOTUS CASE #2 Supreme Court Opinion(s) due. Ch. 14 SCOTUS Decision
Tue. 11/17	Test #3
Thu. 11/19	Guest Speaker: Jeff Cohen, Park Center for Independent Media -ownership limits (Prometheus decision) & maybe, net neutrality	Telecommunications Act of 1996: Brief Summary Full-text (.PDF) Common Cause analysis (.PDF) Prometheus Decision. pp.587-89, Court Opinion (.PDF) Interview with Pete Tridish-CJR Prometheus Radio Prometheus Radio Press Release with Court Decision Media Access Press Release and Misc Links
Tue. 12/1	Copyright Broadcast regulation: -children's programming -violence on TV -political programming -video news releases Cable regulation Internet and net neutrality	Ch. 16: pp 585-589, 595 -598 & 607-629
Thu. 12/3	SCOTUS CASE #3 Oral Arguments before the Court Group evaluation form(.pdf)	SCOTUS CASE #3 Oral Argument Briefs due Appellee Brief Appellant Brief
Tue. 12/8	Broadcast Regulation	Ch. 16: pp. 598-607
Thu. 12/10	Obscenity, Indecency & Pornography Course Evaluations	SCOTUS CASE #3 Supreme Court Opinion(s) due. Read Ch. 13 Google and Read about Brian Dalton (not the guy on IMDB.com) Opie & Anthony NAL KBOO M&O The "Wardrobe Malfunction" Clean Airwaves Act (2003-intriguing idea; never passed) FCC Anthem

Final Exam: Wednesday, December 16th, 4:30 - 7 PM

Contact:Dr. C.
URL- http://www.ithaca.edu/faculty/ncornwell/312/312schedule.html
Revised - Dec. 2, 2009