Radio station not liable for 'negligent promotion' after 'ladies night' drunk driver causes accident
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The Texas Supreme Court ruled in Triplex Communications, Inc. v. Riley that radio station KZZB could not be held jointly liable, with a nightclub and bartender, for a promotion at the nightclub that resulted in a drunk driving accident. The plaintiffs argued that the radio station could be liable under a theory of negligent promotion, and the Court of Appeals accepted this argument. The Supreme Court did not foreclose the possibility of using the theory, but it found the theory inapplicable to the radio station because it was not in control of who entered the club or who was provided alcohol.
Publication Name: News Media & the Law
Subject: Literature/writing
ISSN: 0149-0737
Year: 1995
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Secrecy won't help restore public confidence in courts
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The unprecedented secrecy and privacy orders made by US District Court Judge Richard P. Matsch in the Oklahoma City bombing case against Timothy McVeigh will do little to improve public trust. Matsch instituted extensive gag orders, has sealed juror identities and limited media access to all aspects of the trial based on Sixth Amendment concerns. The right of anonymity he has used to justify his actions does not exist. While the trial has not become a "media circus," the American public has not been allowed to see its governmental institutions in action.
Publication Name: News Media & the Law
Subject: Literature/writing
ISSN: 0149-0737
Year: 1997
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Public station can exclude candidates from debate
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The US Supreme Court held in Forbes v. Arkansas Education Television Commission that a public television stations can exclude non-viable political candidates from sponsored debates. The case involved an American Nazi Party candidate who claimed his First Amendment rights were violated when he was excluded from a televised debate. The court upheld the state commission, noting that journalistic freedoms included making editorial decisions.
Publication Name: News Media & the Law
Subject: Literature/writing
ISSN: 0149-0737
Year: 1998
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