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Communications Law Research Guide

This guide suggests resources in media law, First Amendment, cable and broadcasting law, computer and internet law, and telecommunications.

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Introduction

This guide is intended as a starting point for research in U.S. communications law at Georgetown Law Library. It includes both primary and secondary materials, in both print and electronic formats. Communications law covers a variety of issues - media law, First Amendment, cable and broadcasting law, computer and internet law, and telecommunications. This guide will suggest resources in all these areas.  

Getting Started

We highly recommend beginning your research with secondary sources like treatises, legal encyclopedias, and ALRs.  In addition to the sources listed on the Secondary Sources page of this guide, the following sources provide a good introduction to U.S. communications law:

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Update History

Updated 12/18 (AMG)
Updated 5/21 (MMK) 

Updated 5/23 (SM)