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Rights in the balance : free press, fair trial, and Nebraska Press Association v. Stuart

Title
Rights in the balance : free press, fair trial, and Nebraska Press Association v. Stuart / Mark R. Scherer ; foreword by James W. Hewitt.
Author
Scherer, Mark R.
Publication
Lubbock, Tex. : Texas Tech University Press, c2008.

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Description
xxi, 242 p. : ill.; 24 cm.
Summary
"A multiple murder case in Nebraska in October 1975 attracted massive media attention, spawning a collision between the rights of free press and fair trial. Scherer details the criminal prosecution and the ensuing legal battles that led to a landmark constitutional ruling regarding these rights by the U.S. Supreme Court"--Provided by publisher.
Series Statement
Plains histories
Subject
  • Simants, Erwin Charles > Trials, litigation, etc
  • Nebraska Press Association
  • Free press and fair trial > United States
  • Free press and fair trial > United States > Cases
  • Freedom of the press > United States
  • Fair trial > United States
  • Trials (Murder) > Lincoln County
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-229) and index.
Contents
A trying task to choose? -- The crimes, the victims, the media -- The initial legal skirmishes -- Entering the appellate labyrinth -- The paper war in the Supreme Court -- May it please the court -- Decision and reaction -- The continuing saga of the Simants criminal prosecutions and the legacy of Nebraska Press Association.
Call Number
JFE 08-5541
ISBN
  • 9780896726260 (hardcover : alk. paper)
  • 0896726266 (hardcover : alk. paper)
LCCN
2007042111
OCLC
174138901
Author
Scherer, Mark R.
Title
Rights in the balance : free press, fair trial, and Nebraska Press Association v. Stuart / Mark R. Scherer ; foreword by James W. Hewitt.
Imprint
Lubbock, Tex. : Texas Tech University Press, c2008.
Series
Plains histories
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-229) and index.
Research Call Number
JFE 08-5541
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