Covering the Court.

Cordes, Renee

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ERIC Number: EJ401477

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Publication Date: 1989

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Covering the Court.

Cordes, Renee

Update on Law-Related Education, v13 n3 p44-47 Fall 1989

Assesses the media coverage of U.S. Supreme Court decisions by focusing on "Webster v. Reproductive Health Services." Expresses concern that deadline pressures force the media to respond to decisions too quickly, thus misrepresenting the legal impact of these decisions to the public. Considers ways of improving media coverage of the Court. (LS)

Descriptors: Abortions, Court Litigation, Elementary Secondary Education, Federal Courts, Law Related Education, Mass Media, Mass Media Effects, Mass Media Role, Political Influences, Public Opinion, Social Studies

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