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Privacy and the Alaska Constitution: Failing to Fulfill the Promise
In this Comment, the Author examines two recent Alaska Supreme Court decisions regarding privacy rights and contends that the Alaska Supreme Court failed to protect the greater privacy rights granted under the Alaska Constitution. The Comment considers the issues confronted by the Alaska Supreme Court and compares decisions with the United States Supreme Court decisions examining similar issues. The Author concludes by considering the implication of these decisions as well as urging the Alaska Supreme Court to aggressively uphold the protections of privacy granted in the Alaska Constitution
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Bonus Episode: Supreme Court Wrap-Up
The U.S. Supreme Court just wrapped up one of the most consequential terms in recent memory, handing down a string of momentous decisions that strike at the heart of our legal system. In this episode, Joan Biskupic, legal analyst for CNN and the author of several books about the court, joins Dean Erwin Chemerinsky to discuss what happened and the implications of these opinions
Changing the Rules of the Game: The New FCC Regulations on Political Debates
In November 1983, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), in the spirit of deregulation and in response to pressure from broadcasters, changed its policy toward radio and television sponsorship of political debates. Under the old policy, a station could broadcast a debate as a news event and avoid the costs of providing equal time to fringe candidates only if someone else sponsored the debate. Under the new rule, stations can arrange and hold debates in their own studios without any obligation to provide equal time. The author analyzes the potential consequences of the new rule, questioning the propriety of the FCC\u27s enactment of this new policy
Changing the Rules of the Game: The New FCC Regulations on Political Debates
In November 1983, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), in the spirit of deregulation and in response to pressure from broadcasters, changed its policy toward radio and television sponsorship of political debates. Under the old policy, a station could broadcast a debate as a news event and avoid the costs of providing equal time to fringe candidates only if someone else sponsored the debate. Under the new rule, stations can arrange and hold debates in their own studios without any obligation to provide equal time. The author analyzes the potential consequences of the new rule, questioning the propriety of the FCC\u27s enactment of this new policy
Changing the Rules of the Game: The New FCC Regulations on Political Debates
In November 1983, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), in the spirit of deregulation and in response to pressure from broadcasters, changed its policy toward radio and television sponsorship of political debates. Under the old policy, a station could broadcast a debate as a news event and avoid the costs of providing equal time to fringe candidates only if someone else sponsored the debate. Under the new rule, stations can arrange and hold debates in their own studios without any obligation to provide equal time. The author analyzes the potential consequences of the new rule, questioning the propriety of the FCC\u27s enactment of this new policy
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What Students Think About Free Speech.
The article offers the author’s insights on the knowledge and understanding of the baby-boomer generation of youth and their attitudes toward the freedom of speech. The author mentions an efficient way to study freedom of speech through the decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court and the civil-rights movement. It discusses the social aspects of ther freedom of‘speech
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