Press Freedom In and About the Courts MCQ

1. The three components of the test established in the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Branzburg v. Hayes are (1) possession, (2) no alternatives, and (3) relevance.

2. The right to an open public trial belongs to both the defendant and the public.

3. The U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Branzburg was a unanimous decision.

4. There is no general right of the public to challenge the closure of a court proceeding.

5. A majority of states have shield laws.

6. Electronic access to court records ______.

7. The Sixth Amendment right to a fair trial belongs ______.

8. The U.S. Supreme Court found that search warrants served on journalists ______.

9. The qualified First Amendment reporter’s privilege against revealing sources or other information is used in ______.

10. The majority of federal courts protect reporters from revealing information by ______.

11. In states that have adopted shield laws, a judge may ______.

12. A police officer comes into your newsroom with a valid search warrant. The warrant says the officer can search your desk and your computer files. You should ______.

13. The qualified First Amendment reporter’s privilege that sometimes allows a reporter to refuse to testify during court proceedings is based on ______.

14. A reporter for a daily paper tells Wally that she will not reveal his name if he gives her important information about a candidate running for governor. Wally gives the reporter the information, and she decides to include Wally’s name. Wally sues both the reporter and the newspaper. Wally likely will ______.

15. The Supreme Court has held that reporters may ______.

16. A notice asking an individual to appear at a court. Potential jurors receive such a summons is known as ______ .

17. Shield laws are state laws that protect journalists from being found in contempt of court for refusing to reveal sources.

18. The isolation of jurors to avoid prejudice from publicity in a sensational trial is known as _______ .

19. A court order forbidding an individual or group of individuals from doing a specified act until a hearing can be conducted is known as _____ .

20. Reporter’s privilege is the concept that reporters may keep information such as source identity confidential

21. To select and seat a jury is known as ______ .

22. A nonlegal term used to describe court restraining orders that prohibit publication or discussion of specific materials is known as _______ .

23. The ability of attorneys to remove a potential juror for a reason the law finds sufficient, as opposed to a peremptory challenge is known as _______.

24. Experience and logic tests determine whether it is presumptively open.

25. Postponement of a trial to a later time,this statement is related to ________ .

26. Judges’ instructions to jurors warning them to avoid potentially prejudicial communications is known as _______ .