Summer 2023

Media & Communications

In a Pickle?: Vetting and Litigating Docudramas

By Jean-Paul Jassy

Docudramas are rightfully accorded a significant degree of protection under the First Amendment so that stories relating to real people and real events can be told in an engaging, compelling, and thoughtful way.

Media & Communications

Unprecedented Precedent and Original Originalism: How the Supreme Court’s Decision in Dobbs Threatens Privacy and Free Speech Rights

By Len Niehoff

This article explains why Dobbs could have significant and unanticipated implications for the law of privacy and the law of free expression. The Court took an unprecedented approach to precedent and an unhappily original approach to originalism.

Media & Communications

Disrupting Speeches at Law Schools—How Did We Get Here? Plus, Odds and Ends for the Common Good

By Robb S. Harvey

Robb quotes from a forthcoming article by Len Niehoff to show that things are not as dire in law schools as they might appear from news reports. Robb muses “What traits should we try to instill in future lawyers?” and gives updates on Forum events.

Media & Communications

2022–2023 ABA Forum on Communications Law Leadership Roster

A listing of key people in the ABA Forum on Communications Law, including governing committee, committee chairs, liaisons, editors, and Eastern, Central, and Western, Division chairs.