"Son of Sam" Case : Legislative Implications.

Format:

• Book
• Government document

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Books.
• Freedom of speech.
• Judge-made law.

Physical Description:

• 1 online resource (16 pages) : digital, PDF file
• monochrome

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2002.

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Summary:

Examines the Supreme Court decision in Simon and Schuster, Incorporated volumes Members of the New York State Crime Victims Board, which ruled as unconstitutional New York State's "Son of Sam" law, a statute that required the profits from accounts published by criminals be paid into a fund for victims. Considers the implications of the Court's rationale for the equivalent Federal statute, and whether any such law is Constitutional.

Notes:

• CRS Report.
• Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed July 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service. "Son of Sam" Case

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