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.
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True
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2. The right to an open public trial belongs to both the defendant and the public.
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True
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3. The U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Branzburg was a unanimous decision.
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False
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4. There is no general right of the public to challenge the closure of a court proceeding.
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False
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5. A majority of states have shield laws.
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True
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6. Electronic access to court records ______.
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Varies broadly among states and state and federal courts
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7. The Sixth Amendment right to a fair trial belongs ______.
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To both the defendant and the public
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8. The U.S. Supreme Court found that search warrants served on journalists ______.
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Are legal and must be obeyed
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9. The qualified First Amendment reporter’s privilege against revealing sources or other information is used in ______.
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Most federal courts and a minority of states’ courts
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10. The majority of federal courts protect reporters from revealing information by ______.
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Using the qualified First Amendment privilege
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11. In states that have adopted shield laws, a judge may ______.
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Use only the state’s shield law to determine if a reporter will be required to reveal information
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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 ______.
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Allow the officer to search your desk and computer files
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13. The qualified First Amendment reporter’s privilege that sometimes allows a reporter to refuse to testify during court proceedings is based on ______.
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A Supreme Court decision on reporters’ responsibility to testify before grand juries
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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 ______.
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Win because his lawsuit because the First Amendment does not protect journalists who break promises to sources
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15. The Supreme Court has held that reporters may ______.
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Not refuse to testify before grand juries without risking being found in contempt
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16. A notice asking an individual to appear at a court. Potential jurors receive such a summons is known as ______ .
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Summons
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17. Shield laws are state laws that protect journalists from being found in contempt of court for refusing to reveal sources.
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True
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18. The isolation of jurors to avoid prejudice from publicity in a sensational trial is known as _______ .
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Sequestration
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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 _____ .
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Restraining order
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20. Reporter’s privilege is the concept that reporters may keep information such as source identity confidential
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True
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21. To select and seat a jury is known as ______ .
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Impanel
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22. A nonlegal term used to describe court restraining orders that prohibit publication or discussion of specific materials is known as _______ .
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Gag orders
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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 _______.
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For-cause challenge
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24. Experience and logic tests determine whether it is presumptively open.
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True
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25. Postponement of a trial to a later time,this statement is related to ________ .
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Continuance
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26. Judges’ instructions to jurors warning them to avoid potentially prejudicial communications is known as _______ .
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Admonitions
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