Readings

May 3, 2007: Legal Reporting and Television News

Broadcasting and the Courts, UK

http://www.dca.gov.uk/consult/courts/broadcasting-cp28-04.htm

Cameras in the court, US

 ”A case for Cameras in the Courtroom,” Poynteronline, Nov. 2000

http://www.poynter.org/dg.lts/id.5132/content.content_view.htm

 

“Cameras in the courtroom,” by Douglas Lee, First Amendment Center

http://www.firstamendmentcenter.org/Press/topic.aspx?topic=cameras_courtroom

 

“Access to courts,”

Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press

The First Amendment Handbook, 2003

http://www.rcfp.org/handbook/c07p01.html

 

 

April 19: The Legal Beat

News:

“Secret taping breaks Basic Law, says judge,” 2005 

Profiles

“A judge of great character,” 1999 

Developing issues:

 “Judges’ pension row sparks new-law call,” 1999

News features/trends:

 “Law’s loners court legal challange,” 2002

“Seeking verdicts on the jury jinx,” 2000

“Case against the prosecution,” 1996

 “Betrayed,” 2000

“At the Bar: Lawyers thrilled by proximity of fame and notoriety at annual meeting,” 1995

Commentary/Analysis 

“The rule of law is now at stake,” 2004

Enterprise:

“Crowded docket,” 1996

 “The shaping of AIDS law,” 1988

April 12: Albert Wong, former legal reporter, The Standard:

 Complete coverage of the Nancy Kissel trial, including English translations of Chinese publication.
http://www.zonaeuropa.com/kissel.htm

In particular, you’ll find these sections helpful:
Parts 1-3, which set up at the beginning of the trial,
Parts 35-41, which have Nancy Kissel’s testimony,
Parts 52-54, summations.
Also, the Nina Wang legal case involving the will left by husband Teddy Wang. See Nina Wang stories here.
 

Adam Liptak is the national legal correspondent for The New York Times.

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