Laws & Legislation
Databases
- Nexis Uni This link opens in a new windowProvides access to a wide range of news, business, legal, and reference information. Covers many news sources for 20 years. Court cases and statutes from all federal and state jurisdictions are included. Most resources can be searched in full text.
- Fastcase and Loislaw Treatise Library This link opens in a new window- Digital gateway to primary law, public records, treatises and legal forms
Books
The Associated Press Stylebook 2017 and Briefing on Media Law ( 52nd edition) by Publication Date: 2017 (e-book & print)- News writing standards: grammar, spelling, punctuation, names and abbreviations of government bodies, media conglomerate ownership, Freedom of Information Act, libel and copyright infringement, more
Mass Communication Law in a Nutshell (7th edition) by Publication Date: 2014 (print)- Basic communications law text icludes: USA Patriot Act, Critical Infrastructure Information Act exemption to the Freedom of Information Act, government initiatives following terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, FCC regulations of low-power radio service, digital television (DTV), high-definition television (HDTV), digital must-carry regulations, more
Routledge Handbook of Media Law by Publication Date: 2013 (print)- Survey of media law from a comparative perspective
- Issues include: media law and evolving concepts of democracy, network neutrality, traffic management, public service broadcasting in Europe, interception of communication, surveillance in Russia, state secrets, leaks and the media
The Communications Act: A Legislative History of the Major Admendments, 1934-1996 by Publication Date: 1999
Websites
- Media Law Resource Center- Non-profit information clearinghouse
- Actions Against Online Speech: Incidents within the U.S. in which online speech is threatened through libel suits, criminal investigations, or other means
