Cox Broadcasting vs. Cohn http://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=7693360934058091897&hl=en&as_sdt=2&as_vis=1&oi=scholarr Facts of Case: In August 1971, the 17 year old daughter of Martin Cohn was the victim of rape. She did not survive the incident and six young men were indicted for murder and rape. Since this was such an unfortunate event, there are a substantial amount of press coverage […]
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October 2, 2011
October 2, 2011
Zacchini vs. Scripps Howard Broadcasting Company June 28 1977 http://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=16238771870259020023&q=zacchini+v.+scripps-howard+broadcasting&hl=en&as_sdt=2,36&as_vis=1 Facts of Case: The plaintiff, Hugo Zacchini, is an entertainer that performs a human cannonball act where he is shot from a cannon and into a net about 200 feet away. Each performance is about fifteen seconds long. In August and September of 1972, Zacchini was […]
