A first glance at the constitutionality of the v-chip ratings system

Television Violence and Public Policy

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 335-383

  Spitzer, Matthew L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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