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A Right Of Access To The Courtroom : The Burger Court's Search For A Definition, Sandra D. Bowen
A Right Of Access To The Courtroom : The Burger Court's Search For A Definition, Sandra D. Bowen
Master's Theses
The purpose of this study is to analyze Supreme Court pronouncements concerning a right of public access to criminal proceedings in order to determine to what extent the Court has recognized a constitutional guarantee of a public trial as it may apply to the accused and to the public and press. Because the question of public access to the courtroom is a relatively new one, this study is principally centered on recent cases which were decided exclusively by the Burger Court, providing a unique opportunity for a "case study." Consequently, a secondary thrust of the study is an analysis of …
The Political And Legal Framework For Cable Television Franchising By Virginia Local Government, Clyde Edward Roettger
The Political And Legal Framework For Cable Television Franchising By Virginia Local Government, Clyde Edward Roettger
Master's Theses
Within the last decade state-of-the-art cable television has gone from an unsuccessful, premature proposal in Virginia, to operative franchises in several jurisdictions , including Richm::m.d, Henrico, Chesterfield, Arlington, and Alexandria. There are also a number of franchises which have been in operation for many years and which are intended largely for reception improvement with sone minimal extra services, such as those in Petersburg, Hopewell and Colonial Heights. It is proposed here to raise significant issues which could have been addressed by Virginia state and local government as to the regulation of this rapid growth of cable television in the Cormnnwealth, …