With this, the first of three volumes, Roy R. Moore, Jr. describes his life as a young man trying to live up to the standards set by his parents. His father homesteaded in Wyoming, built a cabin and became the leading seller of purebred rams for sheep ranchers throughout Wyoming. He documents his father's struggles in early Idaho, before it became a state. Roy's mother was daughter of a successful Canadian breeder of horses and sheep, who imported the first large trainload of bucks for sale in the western United States. Roy senior branched into raising cattle, and young Roy learned to be a cowboy. The family bought a ranch near Rock Springs, Wyoming. Young Roy relates his experiences learning to be a cowboy and then his education at Colorado State University learning the modern ways of the livestock industry. As he grows into adulthood, Roy begins to meld his father's teachings about salesmanship, honesty, and hard work with contemporary techniques of trading and finance. This volume sets the stage for the next books in the series describing Roy's maverick approaches to a wide variety of business endeavors.
This new edition of the casebook includes extensive excerpts from 25 major decisions by the Supreme Court of the United States in media law or related to media law. The cases are presented in the order in which they are discussed in the third edition of Media Law and Ethics by Roy L. Moore and Michael D. Murray, but the casebook is designed to be used as a supplemental text in any media law course. Each case includes a brief overview and has been edited to delete detailed citations and highly technical material. However, every effort has been made to preserve the Court's original language, including its recitation of the facts, its reasoning and the holding in the case. Most of the cases also include excerpts from the Court's syllabus, a summary prepared by the Court's Reporter of Decisions. A few of the cases include excerpts from concurring and/or dissenting opinions, where those opinions illustrate the complexity of the case or were influential in later decisions.
The third edition of Media Law and Ethics features a complete updating of all major U.S. Supreme Court cases and lower court decisions through 1998; more discussion throughout the book on media ethics and the role of ethics in media law; and an updated appendix that now features a copy of the U.S. Constitution, new sample copyright and trademark registration forms, and the current versions of major media codes of ethics, including the new code of the Society of Professional Journalists. Extensively updated and expanded chapters provide: *more detailed explanations of the legal system, the judicial process, and the relationship between media ethics and media law; *new cases in this developing area of the law that has attracted renewed attention from the U.S. Supreme Court; *the new Telecommunications Act and the Communications Decency Act; *a discussion of telecommunications and the Internet; *new developments in access to courts, records, and meetings such as recent court decisions and statutory changes; and *more information about trademark and trade secret laws and recent changes in copyright laws, as well as major court decisions on intellectual property. The book has also been updated to include new developments in obscenity and indecency laws, such as the Communications Decency Act, and the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Reno vs. ACLU. In addition, the instructor's manual includes a listing of electronic sources of information about media law, sample exams, and a sample syllabus.
Media Law and Ethics is a comprehensive overview and a thoughtful introduction to media law principles and cases as well as related ethical concerns relevant to the practice of professional communication. This is the fi rst textbook to explicitly integrate both media law and ethics within one volume. Since it integrates both current law and ethical queries, it is ideal for both undergraduate and graduate courses in media law and ethics. Co-author Kyu Ho Youm expands this edition’s international scope, updating and broadening his chapter on international and foreign law. The book also covers the most timely and controversial issues in modern American media. The new fifth edition has been updated with current events and discusses the potential impact they have.
In his first overseas trip as president, Barack Obama assured other nations that America is not a Christian nation. Former Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore begs to differ. Moore, who rose to national prominence when he disobeyed the order of a federal judge to remove a monument to the Ten Commandments from his courthouse, makes the compelling case that the state must acknowledge the moral principles on which America was founded and that it is not illegal to do so. While the separation of church and state may be a credible and legitimate tenet, it has been misconstrued and abused during the last 40 years. Moore swore to uphold the Constitution of the United States. His critics, both within conservative circles and without, have maintained that he violated the law by disobeying. But Moore argues that those who ordered him to violate his oath in fact broke the law. So Help Me God articulates why Moore believes elected and appointed government officials have the right and the obligation to acknowledge God as the foundation of American government.
Get the most from your study time, and experience a realistic USMLE simulation with Rapid Review Gross and Developmental Anatomy, 3rd Edition, by Drs. N. Anthony Moore and William A. Roy. This new reference in the highly rated Rapid Review Series is formatted as a bulleted outline with photographs, tables and figures that address all the gross and developmental anatomy information you need to know for the USMLE. And with Student Consult functionality, you can become familiar with the look and feel of the actual exam by taking a timed or a practice test online that includes 350 USMLE-style questions. Review the most current information with completely updated chapters, images, and questions. Access all the information you need to know quickly and easily with a user-friendly, four-color outline format that includes High-Yield Margin Notes. Take a timed or a practice test online with more than 350 USMLE-style questions and full rationales for why every possible answer is right or wrong. Profit from the guidance of series editor, Dr. Edward Goljan, a well-known author of medical study references, who is personally involved in content review. Get a better understanding of complex anatomical concepts with additional radiologic images as well as anatomical illustrations by Dr. Frank H. Netter. Study and take notes more easily with the new, larger page size. Practice with a new testing platform on USMLE Consult that gives you a realistic review experience and fully prepares you for the exam.
Addressing a critical need, Advertising and Public Relations Law explores the issues and ideas that affect the regulation of advertising and public relations speech, some of the most dynamic and prevalent areas of professional communications today. This updated third edition explores the categorization of different kinds of speech and their varying levels of First Amendment protection as well as common areas of litigation for communicators such as defamation, invasion of privacy, and copyright and trademark infringement. Features of this edition include: A new chapter on Internet-related laws affecting advertising and public relations speech. History and background of major legal theories affecting professional communicators. Extended excerpts from major court decisions. Overviews of relevant federal and state regulatory schemes, including those promulgated and enforced by the FTC, FCC, FDA and others. Appendices providing a legal glossary, a chart of the judicial system, sample model releases and copyright agreement forms. The volume is developed for upper-level undergraduate and graduate students in media, advertising and public relations law or regulation courses. It also serves as an essential reference for advertising and public relations practitioners.
Who was right...Chief Justice Roy Moore or the Federal Government? Is it right to take private property for private profit? Were the courts right to end Terry Schiavo's life? Do we have a living constitution? These and other questions are answered within the pages of this compilation project, as leaders in the fight against judicial tyranny come together to give a solid education on the problems and solutions. Did the founders envision only one branch of government making laws? What did former Presidents say about the courts? Are we better off allowing the professionals run everything? Does voting matter any more? When are "they" going to do something? Is judge-made law legal? Is this what the founders intended? This book, created for the busy reader, provides answers on everything from international law to the rule of law, from constitutionally-defiant judges to what can be done about them, from state powers to overreaching federal powers, and everything in between. A must for every Americans bookshelf, it is perfect for students, teachers, parents, lawyers, professors, activists, politicians and concerned citizens.
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