October 24, 2011
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
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 23, 2011
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 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 16, 2011
1. Facts This trial took place from February of 1972 till it was decided on June 29,1972. The facts of this case as listed on http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/conlaw/Branzburg.html are that reporter Paul Branzburg witnessed the making and distributing of marijuana in Louisville, Kentucky of which he reported for the Courier-Journal. He used these unnamed sources in his articles […]
October 12, 2011
1. Facts of Case The U.S. Supreme Court case of U.S. Department of Justice v. Reporter’s Committee for Freedom of the Press (1989) started in the District Court but was then taken to the Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit and finally to the Supreme Court where a decision was made March […]
October 11, 2011
Wilson V. Layne (1999) 1. Facts of Case In the Supreme Court Case Wilson v. Layne , in May 24, 1999 the court looked at a case appealed in lower courts, thus sent to The United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth District. In April of 1992, the Circuit Court for Montgomery County issued […]
October 7, 2011
Someone asked in class about the Libby Sue Chumley case. She was the teen-aged girl pictured in an ad in TV Guide for an upcoming series on teen pregnancy. The ad said, “Guess what Lori found out today.” It then showed a diary that read, “Dear Diary: I found out today that I’m pregnant. What […]
October 3, 2011
Hustler Magazine, Inc. v. Falwell February 24, 1988 1. Facts of Case Hustler Magazine, Inc. v. Falwell http://www.law.cornell.edu/supct/html/historics/USSC_CR_0485_0046_ZS.html February 24, 1988 A famous commentator and minister was parodied in hustler magazine having incestuous relations with his mother in an outhouse. He sued for libel and intentional emotional distress. He appealed the ruling and once again […]
October 2, 2011
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 […]
