Duke Law Scholarship Repository - Court of Public Opinion: Reflections by President Richard Broadhead
 

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Reflections by President Richard Broadhead

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Duke President Richard Brodhead's comments relating to the Duke Lacrosse case during The Court of Public Opinion conference.

Questions/themes/discussion topics

  • What catapults a case into the media spotlight?
  • Who is responsible for focusing media and public attention on a particular case?
  • Once a case gains high-profile status, what are the professional and ethical roles and responsibilities of members of the media, the bar, and the institutions involved?
  • How do media balance their First Amendment right to watch over the operation of government with the rights of the accused?

Date

9-29-2007 1:15 PM

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Sep 29th, 1:15 PM

Reflections by President Richard Broadhead

Duke President Richard Brodhead's comments relating to the Duke Lacrosse case during The Court of Public Opinion conference.

Questions/themes/discussion topics

  • What catapults a case into the media spotlight?
  • Who is responsible for focusing media and public attention on a particular case?
  • Once a case gains high-profile status, what are the professional and ethical roles and responsibilities of members of the media, the bar, and the institutions involved?
  • How do media balance their First Amendment right to watch over the operation of government with the rights of the accused?