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Peer reviewedTarpley, J. Douglas – Journalism Quarterly, 1984
Concludes that newsmagazines leave a lot of Supreme Court decisions unreported, concentrating on "major" decisions, particularly those dealing with the First Amendment. (FL)
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Federal Courts, Information Dissemination, Media Research
Peer reviewedPadgett, George E. – Journalism Quarterly, 1982
Analyzes Judge Potter Stewart's voting record on First Amendment cases and concludes that he is one of the strongest supporters of the First Amendment on the Supreme Court. (FL)
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Court Doctrine, Court Judges, Court Litigation
Peer reviewedHelle, Steven – Journalism Quarterly, 1984
Traces the public interest concept in libel to the time of "Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc.," which supposedly rejected the concept, and beyond, demonstrating that the problem many free press advocates associate with the decision is really a consequence of the public interest test those same advocates cherish. (FL)
Descriptors: Civil Rights, Court Doctrine, Court Litigation, Federal Courts
Peer reviewedOkonkwor, R. Chude – Journalism Quarterly, 1983
Reports on the Nigerian Supreme Court's struggles with the problems of interpreting colonial sedition laws while protecting democratic freedoms. (FL)
Descriptors: Civil Rights, Developing Nations, Federal Courts, Federal Government
Peer reviewedMehra, Achal – Journalism Quarterly, 1982
Concludes that federal courts subpoena reporters less often and uphold subpoenas less often than do state courts. (FL)
Descriptors: Censorship, Court Role, Federal Courts, Freedom of Speech
