| Description |
277 pages ; 24 cm |
| Contents |
The thinning American skin -- The trials of Martin Luther King : the New York times case -- From chasing Communists to fighting Lillian Hellman : the libel suit as guerilla warfare -- Ariel Sharon v. Time magazine : the libel suit as political forum, international style -- "I read it in the Enquirer--Carol Burnett and Henry Kissinger!" : the Carol Burnett case -- Jackie Onassis, Elizabeth Taylor, Clint Eastwood, and Mohammed Ali--of public personality and private property -- From "touching" to "missing" : libel arising from fiction and docudrama -- Of Vanessa Williams and Jerry Falwell : the contributions of Penthouse to the First Amendment -- Mobil Oil meets the Washington Post : can investigative journalism ever be objective? -- Westmoreland v. CBS : litigating the symbols and lessons of Vietnam -- "I'm okay but you're sued." |
| Summary |
Examines a number of cases in which Americans have pursued lawsuits against the media and the press |
| Analysis |
United States Libel Law |
| Notes |
Includes index |
| Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages 259-267 |
| Subject |
Libel and slander -- United States -- Cases.
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Press law -- United States -- Cases.
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| LC no. |
86000812 |
| ISBN |
0195039017 (alk. paper) |
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