Background
Rodney Alan Smolla was born on March 13, 1953, in Pueblo, Colorado, United States, to Richard Paul and Harriet (Waskowiak) Smolla.
Rodney A. Smolla
Rodney A. Smolla
Rodney A. Smolla
Rodney A. Smolla
Rodney A. Smolla
Rodney A. Smolla
New Haven, CT 06520, United States
Smolla received a Bachelor of Arts from Yale University in 1975.
Durham, NC 27708, United States
Smolla received a Juris Doctor from Duke University in 1978.
(From Carol Burnett vs. The National Enquirer to William W...)
From Carol Burnett vs. The National Enquirer to William Westmoreland vs. CBS, lawsuits against the media have captured many a headline in recent years. This spirited account offers a close look at these attacks on the press and what they reveal about American culture,the legal system and libel law, and the way the press operates.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0195039017/?tag=2022091-20
1986
(Constitutional Law: Structure and Rights in Our Federal S...)
Constitutional Law: Structure and Rights in Our Federal System emphasizes structural issues more so than many other Constitutional Law casebooks. Individual rights are discussed in context and within chapters focusing on traditional doctrinal categories, such as economic and social rights, rights of conscience and expression, and rights in the public arena.
https://www.amazon.com/Constitutional-Law-Structure-Rights-Federal/dp/1531007333/?tag=2022091-20
1990
(This grand tour of First Amendment law underlines the int...)
This grand tour of First Amendment law underlines the intimate connection between free expression and democratic values as it leads us through the most treacherous and emotionally charged cases in American jurisprudence.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004FGMDNM/?tag=2022091-20
1992
(An exploration of the future of free speech argues that f...)
An exploration of the future of free speech argues that freedom of speech is constantly threatened by other social interests, analyzing symbolic and violent dissent and the "clear and present danger" doctrine.
https://www.amazon.com/Free-Speech-Society-Rodney-Smolla/dp/0679407278/?tag=2022091-20
1992
(Despite its importance to the life of the nation and all ...)
Despite its importance to the life of the nation and all its citizens, the Supreme Court remains a mystery to most Americans, its workings widely felt but rarely seen firsthand. In this book, journalists who cover the Court - acting as the eyes and ears of not just the American people, but the Constitution itself - give us a rare close look into its proceedings, the people behind them, and the complex, often fascinating ways in which justice is ultimately served. Their narratives form an intimate account of a year in the life of the Supreme Court.
https://www.amazon.com/Year-Supreme-Court-Constitutional-Conflicts-ebook/dp/B00EE5NT0K/?tag=2022091-20
1995
(Deliberate Intent is the riveting account of the landmark...)
Deliberate Intent is the riveting account of the landmark Hit Man case, by noted First Amendment attorney Rod Smolla, who risked reputation and career when he took on a cause that seemed to oppose his strongest beliefs.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0609604139/?tag=2022091-20
1999
(In The Constitution Goes to College, Rodney A. Smolla def...)
In The Constitution Goes to College, Rodney A. Smolla deftly uses the American university as a lens through which to view the Constitution in action. Drawing on landmark cases and conflicts played out on college campuses, Smolla demonstrates how five key constitutional ideas - the living Constitution, the division between public and private spheres, the distinction between rights and privileges, ordered liberty, and equality - are not only fiercely contested on college campuses, but also dominate the shape and identity of American university life.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0051Z3J34/?tag=2022091-20
2011
Rodney Alan Smolla was born on March 13, 1953, in Pueblo, Colorado, United States, to Richard Paul and Harriet (Waskowiak) Smolla.
Smolla received a Bachelor of Arts from Yale University in 1975, and a Juris Doctor from Duke University in 1978.
Rodney A. Smolla was the 11th President of Furman University, in Greenville, South Carolina, the Dean of the Law School at Washington and Lee University Law School, the Dean of the University of Richmond Law School, the Director of the Institute of Bill of Rights Law at the College of William and Mary, and Senior Fellow and Project Director of the Washington Annenberg Program of Northwestern University. He has also been a faculty member at the DePaul, University of Illinois, and University of Arkansas law schools, and a visiting professor at the Duke, University of Georgia, University of Indiana, Denver University, and University of Melbourne law schools.
He is admitted to the Illinois, Virginia, and Delaware bars, and he has participated as counsel or co-counsel in many litigation matters, in state and federal courts throughout the nation. He is a frequent advocate on a wide variety of legal issues, and has presented oral argument in state and federal courts across the country, including the Supreme Court of the United States.
(This grand tour of First Amendment law underlines the int...)
1992(Deliberate Intent is the riveting account of the landmark...)
1999(An exploration of the future of free speech argues that f...)
1992(Despite its importance to the life of the nation and all ...)
1995(Constitutional Law: Structure and Rights in Our Federal S...)
1990(In The Constitution Goes to College, Rodney A. Smolla def...)
2011(From Carol Burnett vs. The National Enquirer to William W...)
1986As an educator Smolla has been a strong advocate for experiential learning, the development of professional competencies, and civic engagement.
Smolla has served as Chairman of the Association of American Law Schools Section on Defamation and Privacy Law, as Chairman of the Association of American Law Schools Section on Mass Communications Law, as a member of the American Bar Association Advisory Committee to the Forum on Mass Communications Law, and as a member of the First Amendment Advisory Board to the Media Institute he was the Director of the Annenberg Washington Program Libel Reform Project, and author of the Annenberg Libel Reform Report that emerged from the blue ribbon task force on that project. He served as a Director of the Media General Corporation, as a Director of the American Arbitration Association. In 2011, he was appointed by Governor Nikki Haley to serve as a Commissioner on the South Carolina Commission of Higher Education, which included within its mission the oversight of all of South Carolina’s public universities and colleges, and licensure and programmatic approval for all public and private educational programs within the state. Smolla has been and remains an active litigator.