by Douglas Campbell (Author)
This volume takes a historical approach in analyzing all of the major United States Supreme Court cases relevant to the conflict between a free press and fair trial. Campbell's thorough analysis, which relates 30 primary cases to each other and to nearly 70 associated supporting cases, consists of five parts: (1) legal backgrounds; (2) immediate historical circumstances giving rise to the cases; (3) complete summaries of all court opinions, concurring opinions, and dissenting opinions, often using the Justices' own words; (4) the Court's ruling; and (5) analysis of the significance of the cases.
Author Biography
DOUGLAS S. CAMPBELL is Chair of the Department of English, Journalism, and Philosophy at Lock Haven University in Pennsylvania. He is a member of the Law Division of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, and the author of The Supreme Court and the Mass Media (Praeger, 1990).
Number of Pages: 264
Dimensions: 0.85 x 9.28 x 5.94 IN
Publication Date: September 21, 1993
