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Title

  • Main Title The "Son of Sam" Case: Legislative Implications

Creator

  • Author: Cohen, Henry
    Creator Type: Personal
    Creator Info: American Law Division

Publisher

  • Name: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.
    Place of Publication: Washington D.C.

Date

  • Creation: 1998-11-30

Language

  • English

Description

  • Content Description: In Simon & Schuster, Inc. v. Members of the new York State Crime Victims Board, the U.S. Supreme Court held that New York State's "Son of Sam" law was inconsistent with the First Amendment's guarantee of freedom of speech and press. This report examines the Supreme Court decision and then considers whether its rationale renders the federal law unconstitutional. Concluding that it likely does, the report considers whether it would be possible to enact a constitutional Son-of-Sam statute. Finally, the report takes note of some state Son-of-Sam statutes that have been enacted since the Supreme Court decision.
  • Physical Description: 11 pages.

Subject

  • Legislative Indexing Vocabulary: Law
  • Legislative Indexing Vocabulary: Supreme Court decisions
  • Legislative Indexing Vocabulary: Constitutional law
  • Legislative Indexing Vocabulary: Civil liberties
  • Legislative Indexing Vocabulary: Communications
  • Legislative Indexing Vocabulary: Freedom of speech
  • Legislative Indexing Vocabulary: Freedom of the press

Collection

  • Name: Congressional Research Service Reports
    Code: CRSR

Institution

  • Name: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
    Code: UNTGD

Resource Type

  • Report

Format

  • Text

Identifier

  • Accession or Local Control No: 92-56A_1998Nov30
  • CRS Report Number: 92-56A
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metadc26026
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