{"product_id":"the-taming-of-the-press-elliot-rothenberg-9780275966010","title":"The Taming of the Press: Cohen v. Cowles Media Company","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eCohen v. Cowles Media Company\u003c\/i\u003e changed the course of First Amendment media law. After a quarter century of decisions interpreting the First Amendment to give media organizations preferential treatment, the Supreme Court ruled in 1991 that the Constitution did not give the press immunity from the laws ordinary citizens must obey. The American Bar Association quarterly \u003ci\u003eCommunications Lawyer\u003c\/i\u003e (Spring 1998) calls \u003ci\u003eCohen\u003c\/i\u003e a media law hall of fame case. The author, who was the plaintiff's sole attorney in all phases of the case, provides detailed analysis of the complexities of constitutional litigation and the strategic and tactical considerations involved in formulating constitutional arguments in the Supreme Court and other courts. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis is a classic David v. Goliath story of a lone lawyer who worked out of his basement taking on media and legal giants and winning. Scores of attorneys from major law firms around the country represented the Minneapolis and St. Paul newspaper defendants and their allies in court in a case where experts were confident that the press could never lose. The \u003ci\u003eCohen\u003c\/i\u003e decision has revolutionized the law regarding accountability for wrongdoing by media organizations, and many federal and state courts have relied upon the \u003ci\u003eCohen\u003c\/i\u003e case in holding media organizations liable for their actions. This lively account will interest not only legal and media scholars, but all readers interested in correcting injustice.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Elliot Rothenberg\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0275966011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780275966010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Praeger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/30\/1999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 296\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.33lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.54h x 6.42w x 1.08d","brand":"Elliot Rothenberg","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47001119228159,"sku":"9780275966010","price":110.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_bef9995d-37ef-4059-8963-7844bffba9cb.jpg?v=1751600121","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-taming-of-the-press-elliot-rothenberg-9780275966010","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}