JOURNALISM 3060 Communication Law and Regulation

SOURCES OF LAW: Who creates and sustains the law?  1. Common Law  2. Equity Law  3. Statutory Law  4. Constitutional Law  5. Administrative Law  6. International Law

BRANCHES OF GOVERNMENT  Legislative  Federal  State  Executive  Judicial  Federal  State

Hierarchy of Courts (Top-Down):  Federal:  US Supreme Court  US Court of Appeals  US District Court  Northern District  Middle District  Southern District

Hierarchy of Courts (Top-Down):  State:  Georgia Supreme Court  Georgia Court of Appeals  Superior Court of Georgia  State Court  Juvenile Court  Probate Court  Magistrate Court  Municipal Court

CONSTITUTIONAL GUARANTEES OF FREE EXPRESSION  Federal:  Amendment I to the Constitution of the United States, 1791  “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances”

CONSTITUTIONAL GUARANTEES OF FREE EXPRESSION  State  Article I, Section I, Paragraph 5 of Georgia Constitution of 1983  “No law shall be passed to curtail or restrain the freedom of speech or of the press. Every person may speak, write, and publish sentiments on all subjects but shall be responsible for the abuse of that liberty.”

FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION IN GEORGIA  What IS protected?  pamphlets and leaflets  discussion of matters of public concern  revolutionary expression  commercial expression concerning a lawful activity  live theater  right to mail letters  limited right to gather news  films  nude dancing  What IS NOT protected?  extortionate expression  terroristic threats  incitement to riot  fighting words  expression advocating unlawful overthrow of government  obscenity  fraudulent or deceptive trade practices  draft card burning  wearing mask or hood on non-holidays or not for safety  hair length

For Next Week…  TOPIC: First Amendment Interpretation and Development of Press Freedoms  READING: Hopkins CH2, Lisby CH1  CASES: (will be ed, posted on blog)