First Amendment Rights and Corporate Speech: A Comparative Analysis of Key Cases, Quizzes of Communication and Development studies

Download First Amendment Rights and Corporate Speech: A Comparative Analysis of Key Cases and more Quizzes Communication and Development studies in PDF only on Docsity! TERM 1 Citizens United DEFINITION 1 2010 case which overturned precedents restricting corporate funded speech about candidates TERM 2 First National Bank of Boston v. Belotti DEFINITION 2 - FNBB sued Attorney General of Mass. for infringing on 1st amendment rights by not letting them advertise against ballot propsition opposing personal income tax proposal- Has created unlimited 1st amendment freedom for nonmedia corporations to support ballot propositions- All truthful expression about matters of public concern TERM 3 Pacific Gas and Electric DEFINITION 3 - SC ruled that a California utility could not be enforced to include a newsletter from a consumer group in the company's billing envelopes TERM 4 Similarities b/t Corporations and Individuals DEFINITION 4 - Due Process - Equal protection - Not subject to double jeopardy TERM 5 Differences b/t Corporations and Individuals DEFINITION 5 - Have perpetual life- Not human- are impersonal- Establish limited liability from shareholders- NO right of privacy- NO protection against testifying against oneself- NO "fulfillment" from exercising free speech TERM 6 Expenditures DEFINITION 6 Money spent on behalf of candidates- "Direct Speech"- Constitutionally protected TERM 7 Contributions DEFINITION 7 Money given directly to a candidate or their campaign- "indirect speech"- Not constitutionally protected- Corporations cannot make direct contributions TERM 8 Va. State Board of Pharmacy v. Va. Citizens Consumer Council DEFINITION 8 Court ruled prohibiting price advertising of prescription drugs violated consumers 1st amendment rights to receive information.Case that established 1st amendment protection for "purely commercial" speech TERM 9 Rule 315 DEFINITION 9 Section in broadcasting laws- Equal opportunity rule: - Opportunity for each qualified candidate to buy as much time as others - Media not required to give equal time, only required to provide opportunity for equal time - Applies to advertising, not journalismExceptions:- Bonafide newscast- Bonafide news interview- on the spot coverage of bonafide news event (debates, press releases, etc.)- Requires ad sales at lowest unit rate- Stations not liable for defamation in candidate's ads TERM 10 Commercial Speech DEFINITION 10 - Does no more than propose a commercial transaction, related solely to the economic interests of the speaker and its audience- Purpose of commercial speech: - Well-informed aggregate purchasing decisions in a market economy allocate resources intelligently