First Amendment Law in Louisiana
edited by William R. Davie and T. Michael Maher
First Amendment Law in Louisiana chronicles the First Amendment’s robust career in Louisiana, which has a legal tradition unlike that of any other state. Louisiana’s legal heritage derives from both continental law and common law, which gives its body of laws a hybrid vigor that serves as a better model for understanding freedom of expression in politics and business around the world.
Although First Amendment Law in Louisiana was chiefly written for a college student readership, practicing attorneys and the general public will find this book’s chapters invaluable to understanding the legal principles and precedents behind many of the issues of the day.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Foreword by William R. Davie and T. Michael Maher, Univ. of Louisiana at Lafayette
The Law and Legal System of Louisiana by Pearson Cross, Univ. of Louisiana at Lafayette
Freedom of Expression by Rick A. Swanson, Univ. of Louisiana at Lafayette
Religious Liberty by Rick A. Swanson, Univ. of Louisiana at Lafayette
Defamation by William R. Davie with Rick A. Swanson, Univ. of Louisiana at Lafayette
Privacy and the Right to be Left Alone by Amy Gajda, Tulane University Law School
Student Rights of Expression by Joe Mirando, Southeastern Louisiana University
Courts and Media by S. L. Alexander, Loyola University
Access to Public Documents and Meetings by James Stewart, Nicholls State University
Obscenity by William R. Davie, Univ. of Louisiana at Lafayette
Intellectual Property by Steven J. Dick, Univ. of Louisiana at Lafayette
Commercial Expression by Rick J. Norman, McNeese State University
Digital Media by Ashley Packard, University of Houston-Clear Lake
ISBN: 9781935754657
Softcover, 292 pps, ©2015