Constitutional Law. 1st Amendment Jurisprudence & the Media
Description
A panel covers the rules for cameras in the courtroom in the aftermath of the O.J. and Westerfield trials; the role of the newspaper reporter and how it is different from the eye of the camera; the impact on the criminal justice system after so many high profile trials, competing interests and issues; balancing the competing interests; and the balance test used in 1st Amendment Jurisprudence. Madison as the author of the Bill of Rights, considered the 1st Amendment to be the 'most valuable amendment on the whole list.'
Runtime
29 minutes
Subjects
Contributor
Geography
Genre
Database
Alexander Street
Direct Link
https://www.remote.uwosh.edu/login?url=http://www.aspresolver.com/aspresolver.asp?LAWV;2664593
Similar Films
Amendment 11. Barring suits against states in federal court
Democracy in action
Amendment 3. Quartering of troops
Amendment 2. Right to bear arms
The Bill of Rights. Living document
On Account of Sex
Confounding father. A contrarian view of the U.S. Constitution. Episode 1
The Making of the constitution
The Words That Built America
Amendments 18 and 21. Prohibition and repeal
The Executive branch
Shaping America. U. S. history to 1877. Inventing a nation. Lesson 10
The Legislative branch
Amendment 26. Voting for 18-year-olds
Think like a global citizen. Why do countries have constitutions?