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LAW 33 Final
LACC Law and Media
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Undergraduate 2
12/10/2019

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If the traditional common law didn't recognize an evidentiary privilege for journalists, under what circumstances did the common law recognize such a privilege?
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all of these
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In Branzburg v. Hayes the Supreme Court held that
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reporters must testify before federal grand juries, but there may be other times when reporter's privilege exempts them from testifying;
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Judith Miller of the NY Times was jailed for declining to identify a source because
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all of these
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Judith Miller was eventually released from jail because
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she agreed to identify her source
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What happened in 2013 that boosted journalists' case for a federal shield law?
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Department of Justice subpoenaed phone numbers for some Associated Press offices
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Under the federal Freedom of Information Act FOIA all of the following records are closed (not open for public inspection) except
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records of ownership of private land
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In a case called In re Cheney, a federal appeals court followed up an earlier Supreme Court decision by holding that records of a presidential task force were
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confidential because the task force's mission was to investigate terrorism
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Under the Electronic FOIA Amendment of 1996, federal agencies are directed to respond to formal FOI requests within
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10 working days
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Under the OPEN Government Act of 2007
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all of these
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A broad right for individuals to examine their own federal government records was created by the
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Privacy Act of 1974
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Government in the Sunshine Act applies to all of the following except
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LA City Council
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Buckley Amendment requires that
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schools allow parents to see their children's educational records
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Clery act requires colleges to
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release a log of criminal incidents on campus
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glomerization means that an agency
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neither confirms nor denies the existence of a record
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The DC Circuit said in 2013 that the CIA could not glomarize requests for information about
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drones
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During the 1800s a high profile crusade against pornography was led by
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Anthony Comstock
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In a 1964 decision, a plurality of the Supreme Court said the case cited in the last question required national standards for obscenity. This 1964 case was
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Jacobellis v. Ohio
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In City of Erie v Pap's AM a 2000 decision, the Sup Court
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allowed a city to ban nude dancing in a private club
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the 1981 Schad v. Mt. Ephraim decision of hte Sup Court
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limited use of local zoning ordinances against adult businesses
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Suppose a city adopts a zoning ordinance forbidding adult businesses within 500 feet of any private residence or school, thereby relegating them to various industrial areas in town. This ordinance would most likely be
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constitutionally permissible
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In its 1997 Reno v. ACLU decision, the Sup Court ruled on the constitutionality of the Comms Decency Act. The court held that the Internet has the same 1st amendment status as
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newspapers and other media that enjoy the highest level of constitutional protection
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In NEA v. Finley a 1998 decision the Sup Court
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upheld Congressional restrictions on the content of art works receiving government grants.
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In 2002 the Sup Court overturned a provision of the Child Porn Prev Act that banned virtual or sim depictions of minors. The case:
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Ashcroft v Free Speech Coalition
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In 2002 Sup Court held that it doesn't violate 1st Amend for a city to forbid video viewing booths in a store that sells adult books and videos. The case:
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City of LA v. Alameda Books
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In 2012 the Third Circuit upheld a law requiring creators of sexual content to keep records on what data for their performers in Free Speech v HOlder?
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Ages
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The 6th Circuit in Doe v Boland said that it was acceptable for fed gov to fine an attorney for
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child porn to demonstrate how easy it is to digitally alter images
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What issue in You Got Posted address?
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revenge porn
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Basic rationale for heavier govt reg of broadcasting over print is
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broadcasters are given exclusive use of scarce resource
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Ever since radio broadcasting began in AM Channels, am channels travel long distances but only at night. this is cause by
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skywave propagation
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The FCC decides who will receive new licenses by
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conducting auctions
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Equal times provision applies to
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opposing candidates only
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lowest unit charge rule applies to
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ads by political candidates during campaign periods
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The Supreme Court ruled in Arkansas Educational Television Commission v. Forbes that:
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even public broadcasters may carry debates featuring only the major candidates
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Under current FCC regulations how many radio stations (including both AM and FM stations. may one company own in a major market such as New York or Los Angeles?
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one
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Under the FCC’s 2003 ownership rules, how many TV stations would one company have been allowed to own in the largest markets?
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there is no limit
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In its 2007 revision of the ownership rules, the FCC:
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dropped cross ownership restrictions in the 20 largest markets ??
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In Bigelow v. Virginia, the Supreme Court ruled that:
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commercial speech has SOME first amend protection ??
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The primary federal agency that regulates advertising is the:
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FTC
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In 44 Liquormart v. Rhode Island, the Supreme Court:
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overturned a ban on liquor price advertising
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During the FTC’s first two decades of existence, its main function was to:
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protect businesses from unfair practices by other businesses
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The Magnuson Moss Act:
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banned deceptive adveristing for first time?? or FTC
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FTC now has the authority to
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all are correct
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Increasingly before the courts in cases such as Doninger v. Niehoff from the Second Circuit are schools’ attempts to regulate:
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off campus speech ?
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In Dariano v. Morgan Hill Unified Sch. Dist., what did the Ninth Circuit say about barring students from wearing American flag t-shirts during Cinco de Mayo in a California public school?
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Acceptable - historic violence and disruption
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