Casebook:  Carter, Franklin and Wright, The First Amendment and the Fifth Estate (5th ed. 1999). (When picking up a casebook, be aware that (a) our authors have another casebook, called The First Amendment and the Fourth Estate, and (b) there may be used copies of the 4th edition of our casebook around.  Neither will work.)

Syllabus:  The syllabus includes early reading and writing assignments, including discussion questions for our first class meeting, August 29. This notice and the course syllabus are available from the class Web site now. That site is http://www.uiowa.edu/~cyberlaw/lem01. If you do not have Web access the documents are also available in hard copy from Mr. Johnson’s assistant, Jessie Kriebs, Room 433, after early August.  If you want guidance any earlier, ask Mr. Johnson or check the Web site.

The first reading assignment is pp. 817-866 -- but be sure to see the section in the syllabus headed "Privacy Material Discussion Wednesday, August 29" and note the writing and other assignments as well.

Contacts:  Feel free to stop in Mr. Johnson’s office (BLB 445) any time the door is open.  Or, if you prefer, you may make an appointment.  The best phone number for messages is 337-5555.  His e-mail address is njohnson@inav.net  His Web page, with links to former Law of Electronic Media classes is http://www.nicholasjohnson.org  [click on "Teaching"]. His assistant is Jessie Kriebs, Room 405, 335-9091, jessica-kriebs@uiowa.edu.