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The Lanham Act originally targeted unfair competition in business.
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Historical documents make clear the framers original intent for the Constitution.
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All U.S. law is black-letter law to assure that citizens will know their rights and responsibilities.
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a. a federal appeals court decision ruling against the Federal Election Commission
b. a federal appeals court decision ruling against McConnell
c. a Supreme Court decision in an appeal brought by McConnell
d. a Supreme Court decision in an appeal brought by the Federal Election Commission
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The U.S. Constitution is ______.
a. the supreme law of the United States and is difficult to amend
b. the supreme law of the United States and is easy to modify
c. co-equal to the state constitutions
d. the law that governs Washington, D.C., and the U.S. territories
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a. Marbury v. Madison
b. Powell v. McCormack
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Common law ______.
a. is a form of black-letter law
b. is unconstitutional
c. does not apply to government officials
d. is judge-made law
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Select the proper legal citation for a case decided on May 22, 2009, by the District of Columbia Circuit of the U.S. Court of Appeals and published starting on page 1,095 of volume 566 of the Third Series of the official Federal Reporter.
a. 566 F.3d 1095 (2009)
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Generally speaking, courts are applying the transformative use test to affirm First Amendment rights in lawsuits that involve movies, video games, and television.
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a. arbitrary mark
b. fanciful mark
c. suggestive mark
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a. scientific discoveries b. historical events c. a story published on a newspapers front page d. all of these
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Which Supreme Court case includes the current legal test for obscenity?
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a. everyone sharing information with the public over any medium
b. only licensed journalists
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Electronic access to court records ______.
a. varies broadly among states and state and federal courts
b. is consistent and presumptively open throughout all state and federal courts
c. is consistent and presumptively closed in all state and federal courts
d. is presumptively closed in federal courts but may be opened in state courts under state law
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Under the doctrine of promissory estoppel, ______.
a. a verbal promise is equivalent to a verbal contract.
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In applying the journalists privilege, most courts have ______.
a. defined journalist as someone with a college degree in journalism or a related field
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Former New York Times reporter Judith Miller was jailed for refusing to testify ______.
a. to a congressional committee about information she received from a confidential source
b. at a trial about information she received from a confidential source
c. to a grand jury about information she received from a confidential source
d. in a preliminary hearing for a terrorist trial
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Jones is a reporter for Channel 10. Jones interviews Kennedy about a group that robs elderly peoples houses in the community. Jones says Kennedys name will not appear in the story. But the Channel 10 news producer insists Kennedys name be part of the story. After Kennedy hears the story, Kennedy sues Jones, the news producer, and Channel 10 for breaking Joness promise. Kennedy will ______.
a. win because the U.S. Supreme Court and other courts have said the First Amendment does not protect reporters who break confidentiality promises
b. lose because the producer ordered Jones to reveal Kennedys name; Jones did not do so voluntarily
c. lose because the U.S. Supreme Court and other courts have said the First Amendment protects reporters who break confidentiality promises
d. lose because no one can sue for a broken oral promise, only for violating a written contract
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The Privacy Acts limits on federal disclosure of private information prevail when it conflicts with the disclosure requirements of the Freedom of Information Act.