Doug Lee columns
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Journalists can't wait for law to catch up with technology
By Douglas Lee Newsgathering issues in the Internet age emerge faster than courts can act.
10.12.99
Making a big stink about 'disgusting' art just attracts audience for exhibit
By Douglas Lee In the short term, at least, Giuliani's actions have backfired and have made the museum a heroic defender of the First Amendment.
10.01.99
Federal appeals panel puts popularity aside in phone company case
By Douglas Lee Court undoubtedly would have been more popular had it embraced privacy rights of consumers rather than free-speech rights of telemarketers.
09.01.99
Media score three wins in fight for press rights
By Douglas Lee These victories are particularly noteworthy because trial judges, juries frequently have overlooked First Amendment freedoms in order to protect individuals' reputations and privacy.
08.26.99
California ruling on civil trials may stem tide of closed courtrooms
By Douglas Lee State high court firmly rejects the notion that juries can be fair only if courtrooms are closed.
08.04.99
White supremacist's battles with state prove wrong is sometimes right
By Douglas Lee Illinois officials have done for Matthew Hale what he never could have done for himself: They legitimized his beliefs and made him the victim rather than the oppressor.
07.23.99
Media attorneys win big as newsgathering takes hit
By Douglas Lee California high court's intricate analysis in Sanders v. ABC will make lawyers an indispensable - if unwelcome - part of undercover reporting teams.
07.09.99
City official's complaint about cartoon illustrates ignorance
By Douglas Lee If bureaucrats can charge media with discrimination every time a minority is offended by a published opinion, the First Amendment will be stripped of its meaning.
06.18.99
Why must we overreact every time rebel flag appears?
By Douglas Lee Symbolic power of Confederate flag, after all, is very reason that its display must not be over-regulated.
05.28.99
But seriously folks, First Amendment fights shouldn't be frivolous
By Douglas Lee Rulings in two Indiana cases were necessary, but the lack of principle involved renders both victories relatively hollow.
05.19.99
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