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| Lorraine is facing trial on a charge of stealing money from her former job. Because she is also looking for a new job, Lorraine prefers no one know about the trial. She reads the Sixth Amendment to the Constitution and is very happy when she sees the part that says, "(T)he accused shall enjoy the right to a speedy and public trial ..." In court the next morning, she tells the judge she understands her Sixth Amendment rights, but would like to waive her right to a public trial. She asks that the courtroom be sealed. The judge should: |
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| Inform Marsha that the right belongs to the public, not to an individual on trial - so the courtroom will be open to anyone who wants to be there. |
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| Unless celebrities are involved, the media doesn't do much reporting on divorces and similar cases, including disputes over property lines. Why is this? |
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| There is little news value. |
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| All actions of this court, in Mississippi, are sealed. No one can have access to hearings or records. |
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| Once a judge decides that there is a substantial risk of harm if the public has access to something happening in a courtroom, the judge should: |
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Choose the least restrictive method to provide the minimum level of secrecy needed to avoid the risk. |
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The use of audio and video recording equipment in Mississippi courtrooms is:
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Allowed so long as advance permission is requested and rules are followed. |
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Bob and Bobbette were preparing to take their first-grader to a movie when Bob turned to Bobbette and said, "You know I am not grateful to the Nixon Administration for much, but I am so glad the federal government created the ratings system for movies. We can know in an instant whether any movie is appropriate for our child." Bobbette reached way back to her JOUR 371 course and corrected Bob, saying:
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| "Actually the ratings are voluntary; they are not required by law." |
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Which of the following types of expression is fully protected by the First Amendment?
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Sexually explicit material.
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| Bob pulls into the Chevron station to meet Lucy, a 15-year-old with whom he has been chatting on the Internet. He is somewhat surprised when he is handcuffed and arrested on a charge of solicitation of a minor. "Hey," Bob says, "The Internet is a public forum. I took Media Law and I know I have First Amendment right to free speech. Why are you arresting me?" An accurate reply would be: |
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"Free speech" doesn't extend to speech used in commission of a crime. |
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| The Children's Internet Protection Act allows: |
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Porn and other filters on public library computers.
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Something unusual about the Miller v. California decision is that:
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| Directs that local standards should be applied in defining obscenity |
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