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Sonja West

University of Georgia School of Law

Professor of Law

225 Herty Drive

Athens, GA 30602

United States

http://www.law.uga.edu/academics/profiles/west.html

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1.

Press Exceptionalism

127 Harv. L. Rev. (2014 symposium, Forthcoming), UGA Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2013-08
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 05 Mar 2013 Last Revised: 04 Oct 2015
Sonja West
University of Georgia School of Law
Downloads 178 (72,649)

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Freedom of the Press, First Amendment, Constitutional Law, Internet, Blogging, Social Media, Press Clause, Speech Clause, Technology, Members of the Press, Journalists, Credentials, Medium of Communication, Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church and School v. EEOC, Identification, Experience

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Awakening the Press Clause

UCLA Law Review, Forthcoming, UGA Legal Studies Research Paper No. 10-16
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 19 Oct 2010 Last Revised: 04 Oct 2015
Sonja West
University of Georgia School of Law
Downloads 141 (43,138)

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Free Press Clause, Constitution, First Amendment, Free Speech Clause, Citizens United v. Federal Election Comm’n

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Concurring in Part & Concurring in the Confusion

Michigan Law Review, Vol. 104, 2006, U of Alabama Public Law Research Paper No. 07-15
Number of pages: 10 Posted: 20 Sep 2005
Sonja West
University of Georgia School of Law
Downloads 137 (79,409)
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Supreme Court, concurring, plurality, seriatim

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The 'Press,' Then & Now

77 Ohio State Law Journal 49 (2016)., UGA Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2015-6
Number of pages: 59 Posted: 19 Mar 2015 Last Revised: 05 Jun 2016
Sonja West
University of Georgia School of Law
Downloads 129 (128,059)

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Constitutional law, First Amendment, Freedom of the Press, communication technologies, Press Clause, Speech Clause, internet, journalism, blogs, social media, printing press

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The Story of Me: The Underprotection of Autobiographical Speech

University of Georgia Legal Studies Research Paper No. 06-009, Washington Law Review, Vol. 84, 2007
Number of pages: 64 Posted: 02 Aug 2006
Sonja West
University of Georgia School of Law
Downloads 93 (4,573)
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free speech, first amendment, autobiographical speech, privacy, weblogs

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The Story of Us: Resolving the Face-Off between Autobiographical Speech and Information Privacy

UGA Legal Studies Research Paper No. 09-014
Number of pages: 70 Posted: 10 Sep 2009
Sonja West
University of Georgia School of Law
Downloads 87 (92,437)

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Speech, information, media, disclosure, privacy

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The Monster in the Courtroom

Brigham Young University Law Review, Forthcoming, UGA Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2013-03
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 31 Jan 2013
Sonja West
University of Georgia School of Law
Downloads 50 (134,521)

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Supreme Court, cameras, press, video, television, First Amendment, Equal Protection Clause, Freedom of the Press, grandstanding

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The Stealth Press Clause

48 Ga. L. Rev., 729 (2014)., UGA Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2014-24
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 06 Sep 2014
Sonja West
University of Georgia School of Law
Downloads 45 (246,804)

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freedom of the press, Press Clause, constitutional law, First Amendment, taxation, prior restraint, defamation, Supreme Court, bloggers, internet

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Justice Stevens, the Writer

94 Wash. U. L Rev. 1417 (2017), University of Georgia School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2018-18
Number of pages: 13 Posted: 01 May 2018 Last Revised: 06 May 2018
Sonja West
University of Georgia School of Law
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Supreme Court, Justice Stevens, jurisprudence, writing

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Favoring the Press

106 Calif. L. Rev., 2018, Forthcoming, University of Georgia School of Law Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2017-04
Number of pages: 41 Posted: 09 Feb 2017 Last Revised: 24 Mar 2017
Sonja West
University of Georgia School of Law
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Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, freedom of the press, First Amendment, constitutional law, news media corporation, Press Clause, speaker-based classifications, free speech

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The Media Exemption Puzzle of Campaign Finance Laws

U. Pa. L. Rev. Online, Vol. 164, 2016, UGA Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2016-23
Number of pages: 7 Posted: 03 Jun 2016
Sonja West
University of Georgia School of Law
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Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, Campaign Finance, Media, Press, First Amendment, Constitutional Law, Congress, Legislation, Media Corporations, Freedom of the Press, Corporate Political Spending, Press Clause

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Student Press Exceptionalism

2 Educ. L. & Pol'y Rev. 130 (2015). , UGA Legal Studies Research Paper No. 2015-33
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 04 Nov 2015
Sonja West
University of Georgia School of Law
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education law, free speech, schools, First Amendment, constitutional law, Bill of Rights, student newspaper, journalists, Tinker v. Des Moines, constitutional rights, freedom of speech, press, Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier