马戏团入城:2006美国媒体与司法故事

The Circus Comes to Town:American Judicial Story in 2006

在美国,1966年以前,司法对媒体预先限制不符合宪法。但是,1966年确立了通过司法缄口令预先限制媒体的合宪性,这一做法在10年后的1976年被废除。30年后的2006年,因为新型媒体在一起著名刑事案件中的消极作用,学者们又开始反思要不要恢复对媒体的司法缄口令。历史的车轮将转向何方?由于美国言论自由至上的传统,回到30年前的老路上去,几乎没有可能。

Before 1966,the United States,the prior restrictions on the media was unconstitutional.In1966,the United States Supreme Court decided that the prior restrictions was constitutional,and this practice was abolished in 1976.30 years later,in 2006,because of a famous case,scholars began to ponder whether or not to restore the judicial gag order on the media.Because of the U.S.tradition of freedom of speech,it is impossible to go back to the old path 30 years ago.