David A. Anderson
- Fred and Emily Marshall Wulff Centennial Chair in Law
- Professor Emeritus
David Anderson is an expert in torts, mass media law, and First Amendment law. Prior to his retirement in 2018, he taught these subjects along with a seminar on fiction by lawyers at Texas Law. Before entering law school, Professor Anderson worked as a political journalist. He is the co-author of "Mass Media Law" and "Cases and Materials on Torts," and has written two non-law books and numerous articles.
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Professor Anderson retired at the beginning of 2018. Previously he taught torts, mass media law, First Amendment law, and a seminar on fiction by lawyers. He worked as a political journalist for several years before entering law school, where he was a Chancellor and an editor of the Texas Law Review. He has lectured at universities in Australia, England, Sweden, Italy, and The Netherlands.
He is co-author of Mass Media Law (Foundation, 9th ed., 2016) and Cases and Materials on Torts (West, 4th ed., 2011). His many articles include "The Promises of New York Times v. Sullivan," (Roger Williams University Law Review, 2015)," Wechsler's Triumph" (Alabama Law Review 2014) and "Transnational Libel" (Virginia Journal of International Law 2012).
Professor Anderson has published two non-law books, one about domestic architecture and one a memoir about the life and death of a remote plains community.
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year-2017
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Book
Teacher's Manual to Accompany Cases and Materials on Torts (5th ed.)
David W. Robertson, William C. Powers Jr., David A. Anderson, Olin G. Wellborn, Teacher's Manual to Accompany Cases and Materials on Torts (West Academic, 5th ed. 2017, 4th ed. 2011, 3d ed. 2004, 2d ed. 1998).
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Cases and Materials on Torts (5th ed.)
David W. Robertson, William C. Powers Jr., David A. Anderson, Olin G. Wellborn, Cases and Materials on Torts (West Academic, 5th ed. 2017, 4th ed. 2011, 3d ed. 2004, 2d ed. 1998).
year-2016
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Book
Media Law: Cases and Materials
David A. Anderson, Marc A. Franklin, Lyrissa C. Barnett Lidsky, Amy Gajda, Media Law: Cases and Materials, 9th ed., Foundation Press (2016)
year-2015
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Article
Of Horses, Donkeys, and Mules
David A. Anderson, Of Horses, Donkeys, and Mules, 94 Texas Law Review See Also 1 (2015). -
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The Press and Political Community
David A. Anderson, The Press and Political Community, 2015/1 In Medias Res 1 (2015). [Published in Hungarian as A sajtó és politikai közösségek]
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Article
The Promises of New York Times v. Sullivan
David A. Anderson, The Promise of New York Times v. Sullivan, 20 Roger Williams University Law Review 1 (2015).
year-2014
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Book
Hampton House
David A. Anderson, Hampton House, Country House Publishing Co. (December 31, 2014) (with photographs by Wyatt McSpadden)
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Article
Wechsler's Triumph
David A. Anderson, Wechsler's Triumph [Symposium: New York Times v. Sullivan], 66 Alabama Law Review 229 (2014). -
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An Urn of Native Soil
David A. Anderson, An Urn on Native Soil (Country House Publishing Co., 2014).
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Article
The Press and Democratic Dialogue
David A. Anderson. “The Press and Democratic Dialogue.” In 127 Harvard Law Review Forum, Page 331 (2014).
year-2012
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Book Review
Lone Star Law: A Legal History of Texas, by Michael Ariens
David A. Anderson, Lone Star Law: A Legal History of Texas, by Michael Ariens, 22 Great Plains Research 91 (2012). -
Article
Transnational Libel
David A. Anderson, Transnational Libel, 53 Virginia Journal of International Law 71 (2012).
year-2011
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Book
Mass Media Law: Cases and Materials
Mass Media Law: Cases and Materials (New York: Foundation Press, 8th ed. 2011 with Marc A. Franklin & Lyrissa Barnett Lidsky; 7th ed. 2005 with Marc A. Franklin & Lyrissa Barnett Lidsky; 6th ed. 2000 with Marc A. Franklin & Fred H. Cate; 5th ed. 1995, 4th ed. 1990, with Marc A. Franklin; Supplement 2004)
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MASS MEDIA LAW: CASES AND MATERIALS
David A. Anderson, Mass Media Law: Cases and Materials (New York: Foundation Press, 8th ed. 2011 with Marc A. Franklin & Lyrissa Barnett Lidsky; 7th ed. 2005 with Marc A. Franklin & Lyrissa Barnett Lidsky; 6th ed. 2000 with Marc A. Franklin & Fred H. Cate; 5th ed. 1995, 4th ed. 1990, with Marc A. Franklin; Supplement 2004).
year-2009
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Book Chapter
Speech, Freedom of: Freedom of Speech and Press in the United States
David A. Anderson, Speech, Freedom of: Freedom of Speech and Press in the United States, in 5 The Oxford International Encyclopedia of Legal History 332 (Stanley N. Katz ed.; Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2009). -
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Confidential Sources Reconsidered
David A. Anderson, Confidential Sources Reconsidered, 61 Florida Law Review 883 (2009).
year-2008
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Article
Act in the Public's Best Interest
David A. Anderson, Act in the Public's Best Interest, Austin American-Statesman, October 21, 2008, at A9. -
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What is the "Free Press"?
David A. Anderson, Lillian BeVier, Carol Darr, Eugene Volokh, John Leo, What is the "Free Press"? [2005 National Lawyer's Convention], 11 Chapman Law Review 243 (2008)
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Book Chapter
Freedom of the Press
David A. Anderson, Freedom of the Press, in 2 Encyclopedia of the Supreme Court of the United States 276 (David S. Tanenhaus ed.; Detroit: Macmillan Reference USA, 2008).
year-2007
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Article
Hidden Agendas
David A. Anderson, Hidden Agendas [response to Stealth Marketing and Editorial Integrity, by Ellen Goodman, 85 Texas Law Review 83 (2006)], See Also (An Online Companion to the Texas Law Review), Jan. 15, 2007, available at http://texaslrev.com/seealso/