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Rights in the balance : free press, fair trial, and Nebraska Press Association v. Stuart / Mark R. Scherer ; foreword by James W. Hewitt.

Publisher's description: 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 rulin...

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Main Author: Scherer, Mark R.
Other Authors: Hewitt, James W.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Lubbock, Tex. : Texas Tech University Press, [2008]
Series:Plains histories.
Subjects:
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) > Nebraska > Lincoln County.
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Summary:Publisher's description: 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.
Physical Description:xxi, 242 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-229) and index.
ISBN:9780896726260 (hardcover : alk. paper)
0896726266 (hardcover : alk. paper)

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