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2025-2026 Vincennes University Catalog 
    
2025-2026 Vincennes University Catalog

JOUR 213 - Communications Law


3 hrs (Sem I, II)
This course examines the principles of civil and criminal libel, including detailed attention to recent U.S. Supreme Court pronouncements on the latitude of the press in reporting and commenting. Also treated are privilege and contempt, fair comment and criticism, public meetings and public records, “shield laws,” and the right of privacy. 3 class hours.