The Taming of the Press: ^UCohen v. Cowles Media Company^R: by Elliot Rothenberg PDF

By Elliot Rothenberg

ISBN-10: 0275966011

ISBN-13: 9780275966010

Cohen v. Cowles Media Company replaced the process First modification media legislations. After 1 / 4 century of selections studying the 1st modification to offer media companies preferential remedy, the ideal courtroom governed in 1991 that the structure didn't provide the click immunity from the legislation usual voters needs to obey. the yank Bar organization quarterly Communications Lawyer (Spring 1998) calls Cohen a media legislation corridor of reputation case. the writer, who used to be the plaintiff's sole legal professional in all levels of the case, offers distinctive research of the complexities of constitutional litigation and the strategic and tactical issues keen on formulating constitutional arguments within the perfect courtroom and different courts.

This is a vintage David v. Goliath tale of a lone legal professional who labored out of his basement taking over media and criminal giants and successful. ratings of legal professionals from significant legislation corporations round the state represented the Minneapolis and St. Paul newspaper defendants and their allies in courtroom in a case the place specialists have been convinced that the click might by no means lose. The Cohen selection has revolutionized the legislation concerning responsibility for wrongdoing by way of media companies, and plenty of federal and country courts have relied upon the Cohen case in conserving media enterprises chargeable for their activities. This full of life account will curiosity not just felony and media students, yet all readers drawn to correcting injustice.

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