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Motherhood And Crime, Dorothy E. Roberts
Motherhood And Crime, Dorothy E. Roberts
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Codifying Criminal Law: Do Modern Codes Have It Right?, Paul H. Robinson
Codifying Criminal Law: Do Modern Codes Have It Right?, Paul H. Robinson
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Televised Executions And The Constitution: Recognizing A First Amendment Right Of Access To State Executions, John Bessler
Televised Executions And The Constitution: Recognizing A First Amendment Right Of Access To State Executions, John Bessler
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This article examines the history of public and private executions and the passage of private execution laws. It concludes that existing laws restricting media access to executions – and requiring private executions that exclude television cameras – are unconstitutional. The author examines existing statutory schemes which curtail media access and prohibit the filming of executions, discusses legal challenges to such laws, and explores freedom of the press jurisprudence. In particular, the article analyzes First Amendment case law and right-of-access cases. The author also discusses the Eighth Amendment's relationship to First Amendment case law in the area of media coverage of …