Rights in the balance
Subtitle: free press, fair trial, and Nebraska Press Association v. Stuart
By: Mark R. Scherer ; foreword by James W. Hewitt.
Series: Plains histories
Publisher: Texas Tech University Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Lubbock, Tex
Language: eng
Number of pages: 242
ISBN-13: 9780896726260
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
Genres: Cases.
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"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-229) and index.