Rights in the balance : free press, fair trial, and Nebraska Press Association v. Stuart / Mark R. Scherer ; foreword by James W. Hewitt.
"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...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Lubbock, Tex. :
Texas Tech University Press,
[2008]
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| Series: | Plains histories.
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| 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. |
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| Physical Description: | xxi, 242 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-229) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0896726266 9780896726260 |