Insult to injury : libel, slander, and invasions of privacy / / William K. Jones.

• Author: ProQuest (Firm); Jones, William K.
• TeilnehmendeR: ProQuest (Firm)
• Year of Publication: 2003
• Language: English
• Physical Description: viii, 388 p.

Table of Contents

The man who had to leave town -- "Heed their rising voices" -- An uncommon common law -- The First Amendment -- Anything that touches on fitness for office -- The tale of the furtive night watchman -- Into the vortex of public controversy -- The big football fix -- The frame-up of officer nuccio -- The golden fleece of the month award -- The reluctant Soviet agent -- Special cases : unlimited, irrelevant and involuntary public figures -- Strictly business -- Purely private libels -- Group libels -- Looking for love? sorry, wrong number -- Blackmail, treason, hypocrisy and lies -- La Cosa Nostra at your service -- The greatest analyst who ever lived -- Five scientists who were paid to lie -- The airman who almost fell to earth -- Actual malice at issue -- The losing game -- Bring in da plea bring in da writ -- Possible pitfalls -- Paths not taken -- The right to privacy -- Genius, hero, maverick, threat -- The man who would be woman -- Paparazzi -- Intrusions on private domains -- Broken promises -- Deception and subterfuge -- After the Pentagon papers -- The adventures of artemus jones -- Justice a la Corrigan -- The impact of the Internet -- Concluding observations.