ARTICLES AND COMMENTARIES

A small sampling of publications by Martin Kassman

Alert! | COMM/ENT | Jewish Bulletin | KQED-FM | Other Stuff

ALERT!

Occasionally, when a court makes an interesting First Amendment decision, I send out an "alert" by fax and e-mail.  (As you can see from the dates, I haven't done this for awhile now.)

• DEFAMATION LAW ALERT! re Khawar v. Globe International, Inc. (November 3, 1998)
• CHURCH-STATE LAW ALERT! re Opuku-Boateng v. California (September 24, 1996)
• DEFAMATION LAW ALERT! re Averill v. Superior Court (March 11, 1996)
• DEFAMATION LAW ALERT! re Rattray v. City of National City (October 10, 1994)

HASTINGS COMMUNICATIONS AND ENTERTAINMENT LAW JOURNAL (COMM/ENT)

I have found only the first page of each COMM/ENT article online for free.  If you would like a reprint of the full article, please contact me.

• "The Defamation You Can't Refuse:  Section 315's Prohibition on Censoring Political Broadcasts," 13 Hastings Comm. & Ent. L.J. 1 (1990).
• "Stone Got Caught Between a Rock and a Hard Place:  Grand Juries' Power to Subpoena Outtakes That Reveal Confidential News Sources," 10 Comm/Ent L.J. 623 (1988).

JEWISH BULLETIN OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA

I've done some freelance writing for the Bulletin, which has since changed its name to j., the Jewish news weekly of Northern California.

• Despite intifada, Nasdaq, investors in Israel hopeful (October 19, 2001)
• Rabbis and therapists tackle social 'stigma' of mental illness (November 24, 2000)
• Senate candidate seeks to soften anti-Iraq sanctions (April 14, 2000)
• Jews should come 'home' to Israel, settler says in S.F. (October 22, 1999)
• Jews weigh in on reproductive issues at S.F. confab (October 22, 1999)
• ADL's S.F. security program offers tips, inspiration and sidebar, Specialist gives advice on improving safety (August 27, 1999)
• S.F. panel tackles economic, peace issues in Israeli race (April 30, 1999)
• In S.F., lawyer defends lawsuits against Swiss (December 18, 1998)

KQED-FM PERSPECTIVES

I've presented several two-minute Perspectives commentaries on KQED-FM.

• Police Placement of Tracking Devices Under Cars (October 8, 1999)
• Lawsuit Against Paladin Press Over Hit Man (September 5, 1996)
• CDC Ban on News Interviews and Confidential Media Mail (July 8, 1996)
• Smith v. FEHC: Clash Between Religious Freedom and Nondiscrimination (May 23, 1996)

OTHER STUFF

• New Rules 2007 (presentation to California Appellate Defense Counsel, Bay Area Chapter, January 9, 2007)
• New Rules 2005 (presentation to California Appellate Defense Counsel, Bay Area Chapter, January 11, 2005)
• Are You Exhausted? -- A Discussion of New Rule 33.3, As Well As the Other New Rules of Court 
  (presentation to California Appellate Defense Counsel, Bay Area Chapter, February 10, 2004)
• "Unfree Exercise" (commentary re City of Boerne v. Flores, published in The Recorder, July 9, 1997)
• Judge Okays Government Display of Latin Cross (published in The Conspiracy [newspaper of National Lawyers Guild, San Francisco Bay Area Chapter], Spring 1992)

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