Chapter 3 Risks to Public Safety I. Law and Order 1. Freedom of speech became a point of controversy quite early in this nations's history, when Congress passed the Sedition Act of 1798. The law made it a crime, punishable by up to two years imprisonment, to publish " any false, scandalous and malicious writing" with intent to stir up contempt for the federal government, government officials =, or their official acts. A. Clear and Present Danger 1. The clear and …
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…a legal duty to use due care (2) the legal duty was breached (3) and the breach was the proximate cause of the resulting injury. 3. In the last fifteen years there have been an increase in tort cases against the media for personal harm relating to content. Through the U.S. Supreme Court has yet to enter this area, lower courts have often, though not always, employed the incitement test rather than allow liability on negligence alone.