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to influence public support for one side or the other in a court case. This can result in persons outside the justice system (i.e. people other than the judge or jury) taking action for or against a party. For instance, the reputation of a party may be greatly damaged even if they win the case.
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It is said that high-profile cases have important implications for balancing the right of the public to scrutinize the judicial process and the right of the participants to a fair trial. An argument against U.S. ratification of the
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was that a politically motivated prosecutor might attempt to convict the United States in the court of public opinion of a violation of
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attempted to try the case in the court of public opinion by making unsupported allegations to the media. In the
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Lowering the Bar: Privileged Court Filings as Substitutes for Press Releases in the Court of Public Opinion
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noted that when he represents high-profile clients, he sometimes finds them in a (figurative)
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JM Moses (1995), "Legal Spin Control: Ethics and Advocacy in the Court of Public Opinion",
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In the court of public opinion : winning your case with public relations
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Index

Alger Hiss
media
Robert S. Bennett
Bermuda triangle
criminal investigation
U.S. Congress
Fifth Amendment
right against self-incrimination
Statute of the International Criminal Court
international law
war crimes
prosecutor
Duke lacrosse case
Kobe Bryant sexual assault case
court pleadings
press releases
Courtroom photography and broadcasting
Presumption of guilt
Trial by media
doi
10.2307/1123196
JSTOR
1123196
In the court of public opinion : winning your case with public relations
Press Advocacy and the High-Profile Client
The Myth of Innocence


The Court of Public Opinion
United States and the Statute of Rome, The

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