Federal law requires that news agencies not publish or broadcast information that could threaten the security of the nation. however, the constitution protects the right to free expression of ideas. judges use past decisions on cases where the law and rights come into conflict to settle similar disputes. a reporter for a national news program is accused of breaking the law. the reporter wrote an article that disapproves of a new federal policy. u. s. officials say the article is unfair and too negative. they say it could upset people and lead some to break laws in protest. the reporter says that news writers have the right to free expression under the constitution. the reporter also says that the article does not promote unlawful action. is this a matter of constitutional, criminal, civil, or military law? is the source of the law a statute, regulation, case law, or a combination? determine the purpose of the law. is the law intended to protect people's safety or people's rights? write in complete sentences. what could happen if the law did not exist? include the impact on government officials, to support your answer. write in complete sentences.

A statute is a law, passed by the legislature. A regulation is an interpretation of that law, written by a govt agency. Case law is a ruling by a court on a particualar law. An example is a tax bill.

Naturally, the law itself, literally speaking, cannot protect people, but, laws are made up as we go along (evolve socially) in order to set guidelines or "rules" for each of us to live by; thereby in a sense of the word, protecting us all from each other. Laws are carefully thought out and engineered as need arises to provide, basically, safety and financial security. Once in place, they are enforced by various levels of government. This system works only if everyone adheres to the rules, and, for the most part, we do; however there are those who either forget or intentionally ignore the law for their own selfish gains. A simple example is the person who is speeding in their car. If, for any given situation, there is a "law" or "rule", stop and fully consider how NOT obeying the rule might negatively impact or hurt another person. Then reverse the situation and consider that YOU might be that person.

Laws protect not only peoples safety, but their right as well. If laws were to not exist the world would be in total meltdown (just like the purge all the time).

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