From Wall Street to Main Street, the “Occupy” movement has grown worldwide in the past month, spreading to cities large and small. People have taken over city parks and other areas to protest corporate greed, economic injustice and related issues. Now Bowling Green, Ohio, has its own Occupy presence, an encampment in a downtown alleyway […]
October 2011
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October 26, 2011
October 24, 2011
Situation: If a person is accused of something, it would be ideal for that person not to be ridiculed until they are proven guilty of what they were accused of. Otherwise, it is only a rumor that they actually did something wrong. Think about a situation where a BGSU student was accused of murder and […]
October 24, 2011
Richmond Newspapers v. Virginia (1980)
Posted by Matthew Nye under 10, Case Briefs, Contributors[7] Comments
Richmond Newspapers v. Virginia (1980) To see all the details go here: Facts of Case: The Richmond Newspapers (Appellant), wanted to have a judicial order of a criminal trial to all of the press and the public (Virginia) overturned and said it would be a violation of the First Amendment. The First Amendment guarantees both […]
October 24, 2011
GANNETT CO. v. DEPASQUALE (1979)
Posted by Alissa Widman under Case Briefs | Tags: Carol Ritter, Gannett Co. v. DePasquale, pretrial, Supreme Court |[2] Comments
1. Facts of Case In GANNETT CO. v. DEPASQUALE (1979), Seneca County Court Judge Daniel DePasquale granted pretrial motions to exclude the public and the press from the trial of three individuals charged with the murder of an off-duty police officer in New York. It was argued that the buildup of publicity regarding the individuals […]
October 24, 2011
Over the past couple years there has been intense debate over the issue of cell phones and social media being used and/or allowed in the courtroom. Here is a link to an interesting NPR story. http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=112926570 There are issues with technology in the courtrooms. Cell phones and laptops did not exist when court rules were […]
October 23, 2011
Globe Newspaper Co. v. Superior Court (1982)
Posted by Darcy Rumbaugh under Case Briefs[2] Comments
1. Facts of the Case In Globe Newspaper Co. v. Superior Court a judge ordered the exclusion of the press and the public during the trial of a defendant accused of the rape of three minors. There was a Massachusetts statute that provided a precedence of exclusion for cases involving minors and sex crimes. The […]
October 22, 2011
HYPOTHETICAL SITUATION Suppose there was a man accused of killing his wife but really was innocent. However, the media covered the trial and dug up negative things from this man’s past that swayed everyone to believe that he really was guilty. At the end of the trial, this innocent man was found guilty from being […]
October 17, 2011
Zurcher v. Stanford Daily (1978) 1. Facts of Case On April 9, 1971 there was a demonstration outside the Stanford University hospital, and after protesters’ apprehended the hospital’s administrative offices since the afternoon of April 8, 1971 law enforcement was finally called. The demonstrators did not want to leave peacefully, barricaded themselves within the hospital […]
October 17, 2011
Situation- You’re a reporter and you’ve just been assigned to write a story about drug use. While, with a story like that, the best way to tell it would be from the words of those who use drugs and know what they are talking about. So you go find said users, interview them and, after […]
October 16, 2011
Imagine you are covering a major story in which information was leaked to the public. The court then issues a court order for you to reveal what you knew about the incident, including the identity or your sources. Would you give the court the names or stay true to protecting your source’s identity? If you […]
