American legal system -- First amendment: the meaning of freedom -- First amendment: contemporary problems -- Libel: establishing a case -- Libel: proof of fault -- Libel: defenses and damages -- Invasion of privacy: appropriation and intrusion -- Invasion of privacy: publication of private information and false light -- Gathering information: records and meetings -- Protection of news sources/contempt power -- Free press/fair trial: trial level remedies and restrictive orders -- Free press/fair trial: closed judicial proceedings -- Regulation of obscene and other erotic material -- Copyright -- Regulation of advertising -- Telecommunications regulation: history and licensing -- Telecommunications regulation: content controls and cable

1. Mass media -- Law and legislation -- United States
2. Press law -- United States