Concept information
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political science
American politics and society
United States Supreme Court
civil rights and civil liberties
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social history of crime
courts, corrections, punishments
United States Supreme Court
civil rights and civil liberties
Preferred term
right to a public trial
Definition(s)
- Supreme Court rulings that deal with the Sixth Amendment guarantee to a public trial for persons charged with crimes. In the late 1970s, the Court held that the Sixth Amendment guarantee is solely for the benefit of the defendant, not for the public in general or the press. [Source: Student's Guide to the Supreme Court; Right to a Public Trial]
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URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/N9J-SS8MPFGW-9
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