1. Introduction to the Legal System; 2. Legal Procedure; 3. The First Amendment:History and Application; 4. The First Amendment: Limitations; 5. Electronic Media Regulations; 6. Access to Places and Information: What You Can Get From Government, It Can Probably Get From You; 7. Access to Trials and JudicialProceedings; 8. Means of Access: Law as Entertainment; 9.Communication Torts; 10. Copyright and Trademark. 11. Contract and Employment Law12. Commercial Communication: Rights andRegulations; 13. Investor Relations and Financial PressRegulations; Appendices; A: How to Find and Brief a Case; B: Sample Case Brief of Branzhurg v. Hayes, 408U.S. 665 (1972; C: Sample Documents; D: Sample Jury Instructions; E: The Constitution of the United States; Table of Cases; Index

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