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Classes #7: Freedom of the Press I and Acquisition by Find

Branzburg v. Hayes and Cohen v. Cowles Media Co & Armory v. Delamirie, Hannah v. Peel, and McAvoy v. Medina

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Class #7: Freedom of the Press I

  • Branzburg v. Hayes (1441-1446) / (713-718)
  • Cohen v. Cowles Media Co. (1446-1449) / (718-721)

Property II, Class #7: Acquisition by Find – Finders Keepers?

  • Armory v. Delamirie, 53-54 (shortest case of the semester!)
  • Notes, 54-57
  • Hannah v. Peel, 57-62
  • Notes, 62-63
  • McAvoy v. Medina, 63-64
  • Notes, 64-70 (Skim)

Josh Blackman is a constitutional law professor at the South Texas College of Law Houston, an adjunct scholar at the Cato Institute, and the President of the Harlan Institute. Follow him @JoshMBlackman.