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Description

1. xxi, 242 p. : ill.; 24 cm.

Summary

1. "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

1. Plains histories

Subject

1. Freedom of the press > United States
2. Trials (Murder) > Nebraska > Lincoln County
3. Nebraska Press Association
4. Simants, Erwin Charles > Trials, litigation, etc
5. Fair trial > United States
6. Free press and fair trial > United States > Cases

Contents

1. 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

1. JFE 08-5541

Bibliography (note)

1. Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-229) and index.

Author

1. Scherer, Mark R.

Title

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

Imprint

1. Lubbock, Tex. : Texas Tech University Press, c2008.

Series

1. Plains histories

Bibliography

1. Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-229) and index.

LCCN

1. 2007042111

ISBN

1. 9780896726260 (hardcover : alk. paper)
2. 0896726266 (hardcover : alk. paper)

Research call number

1. JFE 08-5541