Outrageous Invasions

Robin D. Barnes is a tenured professor at the University of Connecticut School of Law, where she teaches advanced courses in Constitutional Law and Theory. Professor Barnes graduated with honors from the University of Buffalo Faculty of Law and Jurisprudence in the top 10% of her class. She received an LL.M. in Constitutional Theory from the University of Wisconsin School of Law, where she began her career as a William H. Hastie Fellow in the 1990s. Her most widely cited publications appear in the Yale, Columbia, and Harvard Law Reviews. Her work has been cited and praised in over 250 legal journals. Barnes's casebook, The Nature and Scope of Individual Rights: Emerging Debates in Constitutional Law (2007), focuses upon individual rights in the areas of substantive due process, information privacy, and political freedom.

"Outrageous Invasions will be a valuable addition to the collections of academic law libraries and university libraries that support journalism programs. It is a...timely monograph that reflects widespread societal interest in celebrities and journalism." --Greg Ewing Law Library Journal

• Table of Contents Chapter One - Case of Von Hannover v. Germany The Royal House of MonacoPhotographed in France Published In GermanyStipulated Facts Motion to Enjoin PublicationCoverage of the Verdict by U.S. JournalistsLong-term Impact of the ECtHR Decision Chapter Two - Celebrities of the World UnauthorizedThe Glamour, Glitz and StardomThe Price of Fame?Stalkerazzi UndeterredAbuse of the Telephoto LensLies, Malice and ForethoughtDefending Privacy Against Demands for DisclosureAmerican Social DysfunctionShameless Self PromotionThe Impact of Day Time Talk ShowsEmotion, Conflict, and RevengeExploring the Mob MentalityThe Internet Fury MachineThe Devolving American PsycheCelebrity-Gurus and Backlash ScandalsFreedom of the Press in Democratic Societies Chapter Three - Public Media: The Quintessential Role of a Free PressHistorical BackdropThe Power of Persuasion Against the Fortress of BeliefCredibility and Access to Public DebateTruth v. Dead DogmaFreedom of Association in the United StatesThe Pentagon Papers Freedom of Information ActEditorial Discretion, Confidential Sources and Fair ReportingFair Public TrialsBalancing the Public's Right to Know The Decline of Investigative Journalism Meets a Change in Journalistic Standards Chapter Four - Fundamental Nature of PrivacyHistorical Foundations in the United StatesRules of Deference and DemeanorSelf-actualization and RenewalA Case In Point: Who is Caroline of Monaco?Free Development of PersonalityEqual Protection Under the LawIndividual AutonomyApathy and Diversion around Participatory DemocracyThe Cost of Diminished PrivacyStemming the Tide of ExposureConstitutive Freedom Chapter Five - The Emergence of InfotainmentIt's The Format StupidLate Nite's TargetsThe Actor and His Cause Celebrity Commodification: An Invitation or ViolationInfotainment's Rising Death TollWhen Satire Goes Too FarThe Cartoons that Traveled the GlobeThe Apology That Wasn'tWho Are You Going to Believe? Me or Your Lying Eyes?Examining the Value of Satire Chapter Six- Public Figures or Public PropertyExtension and Amplification of the Publisher Malice StandardPublic Figures ProfiledClassification of Celebrity CitizensPublic Access to Private InformationWhere is Suri Cruise?Nadya Suleman's Story in ContextEuropean Respect for Private LifeGreater Protection for Figures of Contemporary Society Chapter Seven - U.S. Courts' Normative View of Media InvasionDignitary Protections under U.S. LawPublisher Immunity Run AmokFair Use in the Realm of Public DebateConstructive Invitations to Intrude and Frivolous SuitsRationale for De Novo ReviewOpinion, Public Records, and Rights of the Accused and SuspectedAttorney-Client and Reporter Privilege and Post-Mortem Waivers Chapter Eight- European Courts' Comprehensive Approach to Media InvasionHuman DignityEuropean Charter of Fundamental Rights Redress for Media Intrusions and Unlawful ConspiraciesDetermining What the Public Has a Right to KnowThe Public's InterestRole of the Press Complaints CommissionA Profile of Publisher RedressUnified ApproachEurope's Collective Commitment Rejection of U.S. Standards Chapter Nine - Undue Burdens on Celebrity Speech and AssociationThe Fixed Star In Our Constitutional ConstellationImposition of OrthodoxyHigh Profile Targets in the Effort to Control Political DebateAmerica's Poster-girls for Radical ActivismFear Mongering and the So-called Liberal Bias Chapter Ten - John W. O. Lennon and Michael J. JacksonGovernment Fears and TacticsSuperstardom a.k.a. Surrealism 101Man in the Mirror: The VideoSpiritual Unrest at the Archdiocese of BostonLoss of Faith, Accountability and Responsibility for American Children Chapter Eleven - ConclusionNascent Influence on American DemocracyGrowth of DemocracyGrowth of Corporate PowerGrowth of Corporate PropagandaMay They Rest in Peace