MATH 3355 : Exam 1 Pg 2
Document Summary
Fla. law conflicts with function of editors to run their media businesses. Rule of law: government cannot compel media to run information it doesn"t want to run. Fla. supco: not vague; actually encourages & enhances more speech, free speech. "right of reply" fosters the marketplace of ideas. Radio stations have to file a plan of how they are going to provide community service in the community that they are in. Original intent- the meaning intended by the framers of the constitution. Seditious libel and the right to criticize the government. The rights to discuss, criticize and oppose the government is at the center of our political philosophy today. Critical dates in the history of sedition law. John adams (a federalist) was president at time law was passed. Adams lost his bid for re-election in 1800 in large part due to his attempts at silencing critics with the sedition act.
