Answer these 20+ Press Freedom In and About the Courts MCQs and see how sharp is your knowledge of Press Freedom In and About the Courts.
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A. Admonitions
B. Continuance
C. Logic test
D. None of these
A. Admonitions
B. Continuance
C. Logic test
D. None of these
A. True
B. False
A. Sequestration
B. Shield laws
C. Summons
D. For-cause challenge
A. Experience
B. Logic test
C. Gag orders
D. Impanel
A. Gag orders
B. Impanel
C. Cause challenge
D. None of these
A. True
B. False
A. Sequestration
B. Shield laws
C. Restraining order
D. Broadband
A. Sequestration
B. Shield laws
C. Summons
D. Broadband
A. True
B. False
A. Sequestration
B. Shield laws
C. Summons
D. Broadband
A. Refuse to testify before grand juries because of self-incrimination concerns
B. Not refuse to testify before grand juries without risking being found in contempt
C. Refuse to testify before grand juries because reporters are always protected by First Amendment privilege
D. Refuse to appear before a grand jury even if subpoenaed to do so
A. Win because his lawsuit because the First Amendment does not protect journalists who break promises to sources
B. Lose because the First Amendment protects news decisions by reporters and newspapers
C. Lose because the reporter and newspaper did not enter into a written contract with Wally
D. Lose because Wally's claim that he was promised confidentiality cannot be proven without the reporter's support
A. A law adopted by the U.S. Congress
B. State court applications of the First Amendment
C. A Supreme Court decision on a freelance photographer’s status as a company contractor
D. A Supreme Court decision on reporters’ responsibility to testify before grand juries
A. Refuse to allow the search by any means necessary because warrants for newsroom searches violate journalists’ First Amendment rights
B. Allow the officer to search your desk and computer files
C. Take your materials out of the newsroom and hide them because they are protected by the state's shield law
D. Agree to allow the search only if you are being charged with a crime or if you are a defendant in a civil suit
A. Use any state’s shield law to determine if a reporter will be required to reveal information
B. Use either the shield law or the qualified First Amendment privilege to determine if a reporter will be required to reveal information
C. Use only the state’s shield law to determine if a reporter will be required to reveal information
D. Not use the shield law unless the reporter is being asked to testify in a civil trial
A. Using the qualified First Amendment privilege
B. Applying a federal shield law
C. Invoking the Freedom of Information Act.
D. Redacting critical passages of their news stories.
A. All federal and state courts
B. Most federal courts and a minority of states’ courts
C. No federal courts, but all states’ courts
D. No courts after 2015
A. Are prohibited by shield laws
B. Violate journalists’ First Amendment rights
C. Are prohibited by the qualified First Amendment privilege
D. Are legal and must be obeyed
A. Exclusively to the defendant
B. Exclusively to the public
C. To any party but not those not directly involved in the court proceeding
D. To both the defendant and the public
A. Varies broadly among states and state and federal courts
B. Is consistent and presumptively open throughout all state and federal courts
C. Is consistent and presumptively closed in all state and federal courts
D. Is presumptively closed in federal courts but may be opened in state courts under state law
A. True
B. False
A. True
B. False
A. True
B. False
A. True
B. False
A. True
B. False