Product Description

Now in paperback and featuring a new preface by the authors, "Cameras in the Courtroom" looks at the effect of both allowing and barring television coverage of legal proceedings. Cohn and Dow examine landmark television trials, including those of O.J. Simpson, the Menendez brothers, and William Kennedy Smith. Also, analyzing the impact of Court TV and the history of cameras in American courtrooms, the text strikes a balanced discussion among diverse opinions. In the new preface, the authors consider the effect of excluding television coverage from the upcoming trial of Zacarias Moussaoui on charges stemming from the September 11, 2001, terror attacks. The book also includes an array of interviews with judges, attorneys, jurors, witnesses and legal scholars, shedding light on a subject that has become an important topic in both media and law.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1977707 in Books
• Published on: 2002-10-28
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 208 pages

About the Author
Marjorie Cohn is an associate professor at Thomas Jefferson School of Law in San Diego. A criminal defense attorney and legal analyst, she provides commentary on high profile trials and criminal justice issues for newspaper, television and radio. Retired CBS News correspondent David Dow has covered many epic trials such as both O. J. Simpson trials and the Rodney King beating cases. The Emmy Award-winning journalist has witnessed justice as it is carried out in more than two dozen nations of the Americas and Asia.