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What is “the press”? Newspapers Magazines Radio Television Internet

Fair Trials and Free Press 6 th Amendment The accused’s right to a fair trial Versus 1 st Amendment The public’s right to know (Freedom of the Press)

–Doctor was accused of brutally beating his pregnant wife to death in 1954 in a suburb of Cleveland, Ohio. –Sensational case (doctor was having an affair with a nurse) Fair Trials and Free Press

“Convicted by the press” –Press interviewed witnesses, carnival atmosphere at court –Judge did not sequester the jury, did not tell jury to ignore the press or the news coverage. –Newspaper headlines screamed “Trial of the Century”. –Police called a press conference and called Dr. Sheppard “a bare-faced liar.” –Headlines demanded that Sheppard be roughed- up by the police. Fair Trials and Free Press

Outcome of Trial Sheppard was found guilty of 2 nd degree murder and sentenced to life in prison. Sheppard’s mother committed suicide 4 days after his conviction. Fair Trials and Free Press

Did Dr. Sheppard get a fair trial? What Do You Think?

Did the public have a right to know all the sordid details? What Do You Think?

The case was appealed saying trial was not fair due to extensive press coverage of the case and judge did not protect the witnesses from the press. Fair Trials and Free Press

Supreme Court said press coverage interfered with Dr. Sheppard’s right to a fair trial. The judge was at fault for not protecting witnesses from the press. The conviction was thrown out. Case was tried again and Dr. Sheppard was found not guilty. Fair Trials and Free Press

Epilogue: Dr. Sheppard had served 10 years in prison. His reputation was ruined. Tried to return to medical practice, but was sued for malpractice and left the profession. For a while, he became a professional wrestler. Became an alcoholic and died in 1970 at age 46. A popular TV show and a movie were loosely based on the case (“The Fugitive”). Fair Trials and Free Press

In late 1980’s, a handyman who worked for the Sheppard’s confessed to the killing while in prison for another murder. The handyman was killed in prison a short time later, but investigators now believe that he was lying. In 1995, the son of Sam and Marilyn Sheppard got the court to re-investigate the case. Marilyn’s body and the fetus she was carrying were exhumed and DNA testing was conducted. Fair Trials and Free Press

Investigators now believe that Mrs. Sheppard was actually killed by the wife of the local mayor who was in a fit of jealous rage when she discovered that Mrs. Sheppard was having an affair with her husband. Based on the DNA tests, they believe Mrs. Sheppard’s pregnancy was a result of her affair with the mayor. Fair Trials and Free Press

How can a court insure a fair trial? What Do You Think?

So … what can be done to insure fair trial? –Move the trial –Limit the number of reporters in courtroom –Control reporters conduct in the courtroom –Isolate witnesses –Isolate jurors –Sequester the jury until trial is over Fair Trials and Free Press

Gag orders are unconstitutional in U.S. What is a gag order??? order by a judge barring the press from publishing certain types of information about a pending court case. Press must have access to all aspects of a trial (secret trials are illegal). –Preliminary hearings –Jury selections –Trial Fair Trials and Free Press

Censorship What is censorship?

What Do You Think? What issues do you think surround censorship?

Censorship Issues Who will be the censor? What will they censor? Who decides what will be censored? What criteria will they use to decide what gets censored? How will censorship occur?

Prior restraint is forbidden. New York Times Co. v. United States 1971 “The Pentagon Papers Case” Freedom of the Press Issues

Freedom from government censorship versus National Security When should the government be allowed to use National Security to limit Freedom of the Press?

“The dominant purpose of the 1 st amendment was to prohibit the widespread practice of government suppression of embarrassing information.” Justice William O. Douglas (1971) Freedom of the Press Issues

“The press [is] to serve the governed and not the governors …” “The press was protected so that it could bare the secrets of government and inform the people.” Justice Hugo L. Black (1971) Freedom of the Press Issues

Radio and Television Should radio and TV have “freedom of the press/speech” to air anything? Should there be any limits? If so, what limits?

Radio and Television Issues Since Radio and TV use public airwaves, there are more restrictions regarding obscene or indecent language. (George Carlin’s “Seven Dirty Words” routine in 1978) Cable TV is less restricted but still has some limits because there is usually only one cable provider for an area, although this is changing rapidly in urban areas. (But still some limits on sexually oriented programming.)

Advertising is restricted. –No misleading claims –What kind of goods may be advertised. –This changes with the times –Example: Tampons, Cigarettes, Viagra But virtually no limits on political or religious speech Radio and Television Issues

Motion Pictures Should there be any limits on what producers of motion pictures can put in their shows? Producers have managed to avoid regulation by a system of self-restraint and labeling. (G, PG, PG-13, R, X)

Internet Should there be any limits on the content of internet sites? Supreme Court has ruled that the internet is entitled to full 1 st Amendment protection. (You are paying for access. You have to search for the content.)