Program Materials

The documents below are written materials from programs that have been sponsored by the First Amendment & Media Litigation Committee. Please note: You must be a Section of Litgation member and be logged in to access the files.

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2009 Section Annual Conference: April/May 2009, Atlanta, GA

• The Television Decency Cases: Are F-words and Fleeting Expletives Sanctionable
• » What the $#*& is Up with Fleeting Expletives (and Fleeting Images)?
   Laura Lee Prather, Catherine L. Robb

2008 ABA Annual Meeting: August 2008, New York, NY

• » The American Press in Times of War: From the Pentagon Papers to Iraq
   Daniel Ellsberg, Robert Dietz, Gabriel Schoenfeld, Floyd Abrams, Dean Baquet

2007 ABA Annual Meeting: August 2007, San Francisco, CA

• » Opening Brief of Appellants Mark Fainaru-Wada, Lance Willams and the San Francisco Chronicle
• » Order Denying Chronicle’s Motion to Quash Subpoenas
• » Article: Track Star’s Testimony Link Bonds to Steroid Use; Montgomery Said BALCO Owner Named Slugger (June 2004)
• » Article: Giambi Admitted Taking Steroids (December 2004)
• » Article: Slugger Testified Bonds Told Him to Use ‘the Cream’ and ‘the Clear,’ Saying, ‘Don’t Ask Any Questions, Just Trust Me’ (December 2004)
• » Article: What Bonds Told BALCO Grand Jury (December 2004)

2007 Section Annual Conference: Spring 2007, San Antonio, TX

• » First Amendment in Times of War and Peril: Is the Media Picking the Wrong Battles?
   Eve Burton, Dori Ann Hanswirth, Geoffrey R. Stone

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