Influenced by the O.J. Simpson trial, this text examines how the US Supreme Court has dealt with the restrictions on media coverage of the criminal justice system. It explores how the Court has created a coherent body of law that protects free expression whilst permitting government regulation.

In this exceptional volume, Matthew D. Bunker explores the work of contemporary free speech critics and argues that, while at times these critics provide important lessons, many of their conclusions must be rejected. Moreover, Bunker suggests that we be wary of interdisciplinary approaches to free speech theory that--by their very assumptions and techniques--are a poor "fit" with existing free speech theory and doctrine. In his investigation of diverse critiques of free speech theory and his sophisticated rebuttal, he provides an innovative and important examination of First Amendment theory....