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The Public, The Media And The Criminal Defendant: Access To Courtrooms Prevails Over Fears Of Prejudicial Publicity, W. Martine Harrell
The Public, The Media And The Criminal Defendant: Access To Courtrooms Prevails Over Fears Of Prejudicial Publicity, W. Martine Harrell
West Virginia Law Review
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Constitutional Law - First Amendment - Defamation - Public Figures - Discovery - Editorial Process - Privilege, Jerry V. Haines
Constitutional Law - First Amendment - Defamation - Public Figures - Discovery - Editorial Process - Privilege, Jerry V. Haines
Duquesne Law Review
The United States Supreme Court has held that there is no first amendment privilege against discovery into the editorial process of a media defendant in a defamation action by a public figure.
Herbert v. Lando, 441 U.S. 153 (1979)
The First Amendment And The Free Press: A Comment On Some New Trends And Some Old Theories, William W. Van Alstyne
The First Amendment And The Free Press: A Comment On Some New Trends And Some Old Theories, William W. Van Alstyne
Faculty Scholarship
Responding to the trend of media rights being subjugated through the legal process, this article examines Justice Stewart's suggestion that the media should be treated with extra deference in First Amendment cases. This examination looks at the sufficiency of the press's claim of judicial harshness, whether the press should be treated differently than other speakers, and also compares press freedom in foreign nations.