COMM345 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Boeing 737 Max, Precedent, Lion Air
6 Apr 2020
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Legal issues of the mass media: review sheet for exam #1. Statutory law: advertising, copyright, broadcast regulation, obscenity, access to government information. Trump; elwell took boeing"s word for it that the 737 max 8 was safe: fda (prescription drug ads; food labels) but faa never inspected them, 1962 dr. frances kelsey refused to approve thalidomide in the united. States: sec (misleading information about stocks, securities and exchange commission. Common law: based on precedent stare decisis (let past decisions stand, written down in restatement of torts. Judge can issue an injunction (court order) to prevent publication. Writ of certiorari: a writ by which an appellant seeks the review of a case by the. Indictment: formal charge or accusations of a serious crime. Per curiam opinion: unsigned court opinion with unanimous agreeing all for the same reason: only applies to the supreme court, the author of the opinion is anonymous.
