"Lec 11 - Safety Claims and Free Speech: Preemption and Defamation"Environmental Politics and Law (EVST 255) This lecture presents three cases: Bates v. Dow, a lawsuit brought by peanut growers against the producers of a pesticide that degraded their soil; the Alar case, in which environmental organizations and the media successfully pressured EPA to ban a carcinogenic pesticide used on apples; and the Texas Cattlemen's Association's lawsuit against Oprah Winfrey for her coverage of Mad Cow Disease. Using these three cases, Professor Wargo discusses the legal concepts of preemption and defamation. He gives an overview of their origin and use in regulating agriculture and protecting human health and the environment. Through the Texas Cattlemen's Association case, he shows the effect of state "veggie libel" laws on free speech. 00:00 - Chapter 1. Introduction to Legal Concepts: Preemption and Defamation 06:37 - Chapter 2. The Importance of Bates v. Dow 10:53 - Chapter 3. Trade Libel Law: The Alar Case 31:22 - Chapter 4. Veggie Libel Laws and The Chill Effect on Free Speech Complete course materials are available at the Open Yale Courses website: http://open.yale.edu/courses This course was recorded in Spring 2010.
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Lec 1 - Introduction to the Course - Introduction to the Course - Environmental Politics and Law
Lec 2 - Principles & Strategies in Environmental Law
Lec 4 - Nuclear Secrecy and Ecology
Lec 5 - Preparing for War: NEPA
Lec 6 - Marine Food-Chains: Mercury
Lec 8 -Chemically Dependent Agriculture
Lec 9 -Risk and Law: Pesticide Paradigm
Lec 10 - Safe Drinking Water: Science and Law
Lec 12 - Air Quality Law: Margins of Safety
Lec 12 -Vehicle Emissions and Public Transit
Lec 14-The Quiet Revolution in Plastics
Lec 16- Evolution of Tobacco Law
Lec 17 -Land Use and Conservation Law: The Adirondack History
Lec 18 -Property Rights and Public Lands Management
Lec 19 - Land Use Law and Property Rights
Lec 20 - Managing Coastal Resources in an Era of Climate Change
Lec 21 - Certification: Design and Green Architecture
Lec 22 -Past and Future of Nuclear Power