Becoming the adversary: ex-prosecutor turns the tables on media in new life after the courtroom
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A former prosecutor who leads The Chattanooga Times courts and crime reporting team now understands the attitudes of reporters toward attorneys when attempting to gather the news. When he was still a prosecutor, he was contemptuous of the reporters because they rarely got the information straight and he did not speak with them. However, he has learned that reporters have difficulty getting the correct information because attorneys will not speak with them and reporters do not have a forum where the person being questioned is required to provide the information, unlike attorneys.
Publication Name: ABA Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0747-0088
Year: 1997
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Higher authorities; religious faith ordinarily is a personal matter. But for judges citing those beliefs in the courtroom, questions of bias are inevitable
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Critics contend that judges who use religion as a partial basis for their opinions may be overstepping their authority, demonstrating bias or violating the First Amendment line of a wall between church and state. These judicial actions come at a time of common belief in a general lack of morals and personal character that only religion can change. Some judges see their religious values as operating subconsciously and say deliberate usage of religion in crafting a judicial opinion is rare. Recusal for religious reasons has even been known to happen.
Publication Name: ABA Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0747-0088
Year: 1996
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Now showing at a courtroom near you ... sophisticated computer graphics come of age - and evidence will never be the same
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Demonstrative evidence has long been recognized as a crucial aid to juror comprehension and technological advances have brought the price of computer graphics low enough so that their use in litigation should now become routine. Computer graphics can turn complex facts into understandable visual evidence, moreover, it is possible to manipulate the presentation through interaction with the graphics. Videotapes much less expensive than laser disks and will usually suffice. Some of the kinds of software available are listed and briefly described.
Publication Name: ABA Journal
Subject: Law
ISSN: 0747-0088
Year: 1992
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