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The Courts and the Press in a Free Society, program 784, part b
A panel discussion focusing on the often contentious relationship between the press and the judiciary, especially in regards to differing interpretations of the First Amendment. Featuring Abe Fortas, Fred P. Graham, Anthony Lewis, L. A. Scot Powe,…
The Courts and the Press in a Free Society, program 784, part a
A panel discussion focusing on the often contentious relationship between the press and the judiciary, especially in regards to differing interpretations of the First Amendment. Featuring Abe Fortas, Fred P. Graham, Anthony Lewis, L. A. Scot Powe,…
Shield Law Protection for the Press, program 783
Attorney Floyd Abrams, representing the New York Times, discusses whether the press would be able to prevent the evils that it alone is able to prevent if journalists are not allowed to promise confidentiality to their sources. Douglas Inquiry XIII.…
Drafting a Charter for the F.B.I., program 778
John Hotis, assistant director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, admits that many of the excesses of the Bureau in the past stemmed from its own failure to evaluate its mission and responsibilities, but also lays some of the blame on the…
Freedom and the Criminal Code, program 775, part b
In this panel discussion, a wide range of views are expressed on the subject of criminal code reform in general and Senate Bill 1437 in particular, especially the often delicate balance between effective law enforcement and the protection of civil…
Freedom and the Criminal Code, program 775, part a
In this panel discussion, a wide range of views are expressed on the subject of criminal code reform in general and Senate Bill 1437 in particular, especially the often delicate balance between effective law enforcement and the protection of civil…
The Police Role in the Year 2000, program 694
Victor Cizanckas, chief of police for Menlo Park, California, describes his vision of the future role of the police, whom he sees abandoning the bureaucratic, paramilitary style to act with broader discretion to provide the community with social as…
The Concept of Justice in Jewish Law, part d, program 686
Justice Haim Cohn, of the Supreme Court of Israel, claims that justice must be individualized according to time, place, and person in order to fulfill its function in the administration of the law, a thesis of adaptability which he defends in the…
The Concept of Justice in Jewish Law, part c, program 686
Justice Haim Cohn, of the Supreme Court of Israel, claims that justice must be individualized according to time, place, and person in order to fulfill its function in the administration of the law, a thesis of adaptability which he defends in the…
The Concept of Justice in Jewish Law, part b, program 686
Justice Haim Cohn, of the Supreme Court of Israel, claims that justice must be individualized according to time, place, and person in order to fulfill its function in the administration of the law, a thesis of adaptability which he defends in the…