Robert D. Richards

Publications

• Adult Websites and the Top-Level Domain Debate: ICANN's Adoption of .XXX Dras Adult-Industry Ire
  29 CARDOZO ARTS & ENT. L.J. 527 (2011) · Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal · 2011
• A SLAPP in the Facebook: Assessing the Impact of Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation on Social Networks, Blogs and Consumer Gripe Sites
  21 DEPAUL J. ART, TECH. & INTELL. PROP. L. 221 (2011) · DePaul Journal of Art, Technology & Intellectual Property Law · 2011
• The Parents Television Council Uncensored: An Inside Look at the Watchdog of the Public Airwaves And the War on Indecency With Its President, Tim Winter
  33 HASTINGS COMM. & ENT. L.J. 293 (2011) · UC Law SF Communications and Entertainment Journal · 2011
• Gay Labeling and Defamation Law: Have Attitudes Toward Homosexuality Changed Enough to Modify Reputational Torts?
  18 COMMLAW CONSPECTUS 349 (2010) · CommLaw Conspectus: Journal of Communications Law and Technology Policy (1993-2015) · 2010
• Prosecuting Obscenity Cases: An Interview with Mary Beth Buchanan
  9 FIRST AMEND. L. REV. 56 (2010) · First Amendment Law Review · 2010
• From Falwell to Obama and Everyone (and Everything) in Between: Larry Flynt Unfiltered in Chapel Hill
  9 FIRST AMEND. L. REV. 22 (2010) · First Amendment Law Review · 2010

• Sex, Lies, and the Internet: Balancing First Amendment Interests, Reputational Harm, and Privacy in the Age of Blogs and Social Networking Sites
  8 FIRST AMEND. L. REV. 176 (2009) · First Amendment Law Review · 2009
• The 2008 Federal Obscenity Conviction of Paul Little and What It Reveals About Obscenity Law and Prosecutions
  11 VAND. J. ENT. & TECH. L. 543 (2009) · Vanderbilt Journal of Entertainment & Technology Law · 2009
• When Sex and Cell Phones Collide: Inside the Prosecution of a Teen Sexting Case
  32 HASTINGS COMM. & ENT. L.J. (2009) · UC Law SF Communications and Entertainment Journal · 2009
• A War Over Words: An Inside Analysis and Examination of the Prosecution of the Red Rose Stories & Obscenity Law
  16 J. L. & POL'Y (2008) · Journal of Law and Policy · 2008
• Untangling Child Pornography From the Adult Entertainment Industry: An Inside Look at the Industry's Efforts to Protect Minors
  44 CAL. W. L. REV. (2008) · California Western Law Review · 2008
• Gay Pornography and the First Amendment: Unique, First-Person Perspectives on Free Expression, Sexual Censorship, and Cultural Images
  15 AM. U. J. GENDER & SOC. POL'Y & L. (2007) · American University Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law · 2007
• Obscenity Prosecutions and the Bush Administration: The Inside Perspective of the Adult Entertainment Industry & Defense Attorney Louis Sirkin
  14 JEFFREY S. MOORAD SPORTS L.J. 233 (2007) · Jeffrey S. Moorad Sports Law Journal (1994 - ) · 2007
• Free Speech & the Entertainment Software Association: An Inside Look at the Censorship Assault on the Video Game Industry
  32 J. LEGIS. 22 (2006) · Journal of Legislation · 2006
• Porn in Their Words: Female Leaders in the Adult Entertainment Industry Address Free Speech, Censorship, Feminism, Culture and the Mainstreaming of Adult Content
  9 VAND. J. ENT. & TECH. L. 255 (2006) · Vanderbilt Journal of Entertainment & Technology Law · 2006
• Suing the News Media in the Age of Tabloid Journalism: L. Lin Wood and the Battle for Accountability
  16 FORDHAM INTELL. PROP. MEDIA & ENT. L.J. 467 (2005) · Fordham Intellectual Property, Media and Entertainment Law Journal · 2005
• Mediated Images of Violence and The First Amendment: From Video Games to The Evening News
  57 ME. L. REV. 91 (2005) · Maine Law Review · 2005
• Adult Entertainment and the First Amendment: A Dialogue and Analysis with the Industry's Leading Litigator
  6 VAND. J. ENT. & TECH. L. 147 (2004) · Vanderbilt Journal of Entertainment & Technology Law · 2004
• Challenging the Wisdom of Solomon: The First Amendment and Military Recruitment on Campus
  13 WM. & MARY BILL RTS. J. 205 (2004) · William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal · 2004
• The Free Speech Coalition & Adult Entertainment: An Inside View of the Adult Entertainment Industry, Its Leading Advocate & the First Amendment
  22 CARDOZO ARTS & ENT. L.J. 247 (2004) · Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal · 2004
• Journalistic Malpractice: Suing Jayson Blair and the New York Times for Fraud and Negligence
  14 FORDHAM INTELL. PROP. MEDIA & ENT. L.J. (2003) · Fordham Intellectual Property, Media and Entertainment Law Journal · 2003
• Defending the First in the Ninth: Judge Alex Kozinski and the Freedoms of Speech and Press
  23 LOY. L. A. ENT. L. REV. 259 (2003) · Loyola of Los Angeles Entertainment Law Review · 2003
• Press Coverage of the JonBenét Ramsey Murder and Its Legal Implications: A Dialogue with John and Patsy Ramsey and Their Attorney, L. Lin Wood
  10 COMMLAW CONSPECTUS 227 (2002) · CommLaw Conspectus: Journal of Communications Law and Technology Policy (1993-2015) · 2002
• Law & Economics of the Adult Entertainment Industry Today: An Inside View from the Industry's Leading Trade Publisher
  4 DENV. SPORTS & ENT. L.J. (2002) · Denver Sports & Entertainment Law Journal · 2002
• A Pyrrhic Press Victory: Why Holding Richard Jewell Is a Public Figure Is Wrong and Harms Journalism
  22 LOY. L. A. ENT. L. REV. 293 (2002) · Loyola of Los Angeles Entertainment Law Review · 2002
• Free Speech and the Right to Offend: Old Wars, New Battles, Different Media
  18 GA. ST. U. L. REV. (2002) · Georgia State University Law Review · 2002
• Alan Isaacman and the First Amendment: A Candid Interview with Larry Flynt's Attorney
  19 CARDOZO ARTS & ENT. L.J. 313 (2001) · Cardozo Arts & Entertainment Law Journal · 2001
• The Irony of News Coverage: How the Media Harm Their Own First Amendment Rights
  24 HASTINGS COMM. & ENT. L.J. 215 (2001) · UC Law SF Communications and Entertainment Journal · 2001
• Larry Flint Uncensored: A Dialogue with the Most Controversial Figure in First Amendment Jurisprudence
  9 COMMLAW CONSPECTUS 159 (2001) · CommLaw Conspectus: Journal of Communications Law and Technology Policy (1993-2015) · 2001
• Counterspeech 2000: A New Look at the Old Remedy for "Bad" Speech
  2000 BYU L. REV. 553 (2000) · BYU Law Review · 2000

• The "True Threat" to Cyberspace: Shredding the First Amendment for Faceless Fears
  7 COMMLAW CONSPECTUS 291 (1999) · CommLaw Conspectus: Journal of Communications Law and Technology Policy (1993-2015) · 1999
• Defending Larry Flynt: Why Attacking Flynt's Outing of Sexual Affairs is Misguided
  21 HASTINGS COMM. & ENT. L.J. 687 (1999) · UC Law SF Communications and Entertainment Journal · 1999

• Resurrecting the Fairness Doctrine: The Quandary of Enforcement Continues
  37 CLEV. ST. L. REV. 557 (1989) · Cleveland State Law Review · 1989