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Journalism Law

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1. Harm done which the law cannot remedy.






2. The burden of proof imposed on public officials extends to anyone involved in a matter of public concern - regardless of whether they were famous or unknown.






3. In an invasion of privacy tort - the right an individual has to profit from their likeness - or to prevent others from gaining value for their own commercial benefit






4. No liability for publishing information that was lawfully obtained.






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






6. No absolute right of access to members of the media. Can be restricted within reason.






7. Incidental use of someone's image cold be an invasion of privacy or defamation.






8. A court order preventing a person or group from doing or continuing to do a specific act.






9. Guarantees freedoms of speech - religion - press and assembly.






10. If the information is lawfully obtained - the defendant can't be held in contempt of court.






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






12. Reporters have no greater rights than any other citizen - there is no reporter shield from grand jury testifying. If you're attempting to harass - then reporters are protected and do not have to testify.






13. For presidential searches - MI supreme court ruled universities are 4th arm of government - and must conduct search in public.






14. 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






15. A decision of a court that is recognized as an authority in deciding cases which deal with similar or identical questions of law.






16. For purposes of divorce - there may be some elements of a public person's private life that make them a private figure.






17. The declaration of a final judgment based on the evidence presented






18. NYT actual malice standard does not extend to private figures. However - it's up to the states to determine what a private figure is - and there's a new standard that says you have to prove harm and damages.






19. Anything punishable by more than a year in jail






20. Lowest court handles: Tickets - civil matter - Misdemeanor - Felonies






21. (privacy) There are areas around you that are a 'zone of privacy'






22. The First Amendment protects college students' freedom of expression - and the Hazelwood case should not be applied to college media.






23. An invasion of privacy tort which occurs when information about a person's private life is published - and there is not relevant newsworthy tie.






24. Series of pre trail hearings: court created devices to weed out inadmissible evidence prior to trial. Often determine bargaining of prosecution and defendant to come up with plea bargain. Most cases are ended with plea bargain and don't go to trial.






25. Criminal matters anything less than a year in jail






26. If an ongoing - criminal investigation is actively underway - discretion may be used under the exemption claim in FOIA to withhold some documents.






27. Friend of the court.






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






29. 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.






30. Judge has an absolute duty to ensure fair trial rights. Judge must be able to control what's going on in the courtroom.






31. MI Supreme Court ruled directory information of teachers cannot be disclosed. (home address and phone number)






32. Civil cases when the amount in dispute is less than $25 -000






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






34. Private members of society are not required by the First Amendment to meet the 'actual malice' standard in order to recover damage.


35. 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)






36. In Michigan - booking photos are available to the public.






37. Protects all 'persons' from deprivation of life - liberty or property without due process of law.






38. Set the standard in MI that negligence is needed to prove libel - as the legislature had not acted.






39. hearing where the judge decides whether or not there is sufficient evidence to prove a crime. In michigan - takes place in district court






40. 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.






41. As long as speech was about a public official (figure) could not reasonably be construed to state actual facts about its subject - it is protected by the first amendment.






42. The speech and debate clause only covers members of congress within the halls of congress - not outside of it. I.E. press releases - speeches - etc.






43. 3rd party has no obligation to notify media when there's been a government subpoena of phone records. Also includes any form of electronic communication.






44. The Sixth Amendment rights of a defendant outweigh the First Amendment of the press in cases where the press can have prejudicial outcome of the defendant's trial.






45. Requires certain information held by various federal and state agencies to be made available to the public unless the information falls under one of the exemptions.






46. 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.






47. Prevents ISPs from liability except on copyright.






48. A form of qualified privilege which gives the media the right to publish articles as long as opinions are based on relevent facts. These aretiles include opinion - columns - editorials - book reviews - movie reviews - etc.






49. There is liability even if the news organization reports both sides - if the sources are not credible.






50. If you get the information from outside sources - you can publish it. MCL 750.520k does not constitute an unlawful prior restraint on publication. Rather - the statute directs that the court file be withheld from the public