The Supreme Court and the Press: The Indispensable Conflict
- ISBN-10
- 0810126214
- ISBN-13
- 9780810126213
- Category
- Language Arts & Disciplines
- Pages
- 501
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2011-01-25
- Publisher
- Northwestern University Press
- Author
- Joe Mathewson
Description
Throughout its history, the Supreme Court has had a contentious relationship with the press. Yet, as Joe Mathewson shows, the Court and the Press provide crucial services for each other as well: the press educates the public about the Court's actions, and the court is charged withe protecting the freedoms on which the press relies. In The Supreme Court and the press, Mathewson charts the history of this complex dynamic, from the court's early neglect of the First Amendment through the press's coverage of today's most controversial cases. With this history in mind, Mathewson brings his expertise as a Journalist and lawyer to bear in offering a diagnosis of the current situation, as well as offering solutions to the present shortcomings in the relationship between these two essential institutions.
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