No longer news; the trial of the century that wasn't

Article Abstract:

Former Panamanian leader Manuel Noriega's drug trafficking trial did not meet media expectations of a fascinating case which would reveal some of the embarrassments in US foreign policy over the last ten years. Reasons include limited news media financing, the need to have much of the testimony translated from Spanish, the ban on courtroom cameras, and the length of the trial. The judge would not allow information about US foreign policy into evidence unless it was directly relevant to the Noriega case, and the prosecutors seemed to want to limit media coverage.

Cases, Drug traffic, Noriega, Manuel Antonio

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Don't get trampled by media circus: basing our approach to court coverage on isolated trials only hurts the system

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Public and media access to courtrooms should not be compromised based on exceptional trials like the first O.J. Simpson trial. It is possible that the media did have an adverse effect on the judge, jury and attorneys in the Simpson trial, but the public should also have the opportunity to see how effectively justice operates in many other trials. Allowing the press access to trials promotes the legitimacy of the legal system through demonstrating its fairness and ensuring accountability.

Justice, Administration of, Administration of justice, Public opinion, Cameras in the courtroom, Cameras in court, President's Page

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Secret justice; undisclosed settlements to lawsuits and closed-door proceedings shut out public scrutiny, reduce accountability and eliminate precedent. But that is just the way some litigants want it

Article Abstract:

When judges employ secretive measures such as closing files and sealing courtrooms they erode public oversight and confidence in the judicial system. Media lawyers form the front line in the battle against secretive judges, and across the US they report increased problems in obtaining access to court records and documents. Judges are often unaware of the requirements of constitutional and other civil law when they close court proceedings to the public because that is how parties want it.

Public and closed trials, Right to public trial

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