Let's go to the tape...
Article Abstract:
Federal District Court Judge George Howard Jr should make publicly available the videotape testimony of President Bill Clinton in the Whitewater trial of Arkansas Governor Jim Guy Tucker and James and Susan McDougal. The media have an established common law right of access to trial exhibits, and the only argument against full access is the lack of opportunity to videotape other witnesses in this case. Concern that the tape could be turned to political uses is best addressed by letting the media put it in context.
Publication Name: News Media & the Law
Subject: Literature/writing
ISSN: 0149-0737
Year: 1996
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State high court rules trial court cannot close hearings to media based on 'speculation' on fair trial impact
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The Georgia Supreme Court ruled in Apr 1996 that trial courts may not exclude the press due solely to speculation that press coverage might prejudice the defendant's right to a fair trial. The Rockdale County Superior Court had closed pretrial proceedings in the capital murder trial of Marvin Earl Turner Jr, but the high court overturned that order in Nov 1995. Following a change of venue, the trial court again closed pretrial hearings, still without considering alternatives, and was again overruled.
Publication Name: News Media & the Law
Subject: Literature/writing
ISSN: 0149-0737
Year: 1996
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When a gag order is a first resort...
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The gag orders issued for the media by judges in Michigan, Florida, Missouri and Kansas in 1993 show a judicial willingness to give the Sixth Amendment right to a fair trial a higher priority than the right to freedom of speech and of the press guaranteed by the First Amendment. This trend is also in violation of the Supreme Court's holding in Nebraska Press Assn v. Stuart forbidding prior restraints on the press. The trend is motivated by a wish to censor and by hostile feelings towards the press.
Publication Name: News Media & the Law
Subject: Literature/writing
ISSN: 0149-0737
Year: 1993
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