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====Date: [[:Category: | ====Date: [[:Category:1994|1994]]==== | ||
====Region: [[:Category:North America|North America | ====Region: [[:Category:North America|North America]]==== | ||
====Subject: [[:Category:Political/Economic/Social Opinion|Political/Economic/Social Opinion | ====Subject: [[:Category:Political/Economic/Social Opinion|Political/Economic/Social Opinion]]==== | ||
====Medium: | ====Medium:[[:Category:Print Journalism|Print Journalism]]==== | ||
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'''Artist:''' | '''Artist:''' A Boca Raton tabloid | ||
'''Confronting Bodies:''' | '''Confronting Bodies:''' Florida State Government | ||
'''Dates of Action:''' | '''Dates of Action:''' 1991 | ||
'''Location:''' | '''Location:''' Boca Raton, Florida | ||
'''Description of Artwork:''' The Boca Raton tabloid published the name of Patricia Bowman shortly after she accused William Kennedy Smith of rape in 1991. | '''Description of Artwork:''' The Boca Raton tabloid published the name of Patricia Bowman shortly after she accused William Kennedy Smith of rape in 1991. | ||
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'''The Incident:''' A Florida State Appeals court ruled the tabloid could not be persecuted for publishing the rape victim's name. The court ruled that a 1911 law making it a crime to publish or broadcast the names of rape victims violates the First Amendment. The Fourth District Court of Appeals in West Palm Beach conceded that the concerns about victims safety from retaliation and the need to encourage the reporting of sex offenses were legitimate, but did not justify censorship. | '''The Incident:''' A Florida State Appeals court ruled the tabloid could not be persecuted for publishing the rape victim's name. The court ruled that a 1911 law making it a crime to publish or broadcast the names of rape victims violates the First Amendment. The Fourth District Court of Appeals in West Palm Beach conceded that the concerns about victims safety from retaliation and the need to encourage the reporting of sex offenses were legitimate, but did not justify censorship. | ||
'''Results of Incident:''' The ruling was based largely on a 1989 U.S. Supreme Court decision involving the Florida Star, a Jacksonville newspaper that was sued for libel after it inadvertently published a rape victim's name. The Supreme Court threw out a $100,000 judgment | '''Results of Incident:''' The ruling was based largely on a 1989 U.S. Supreme Court decision involving the Florida Star, a Jacksonville newspaper that was sued for libel after it inadvertently published a rape victim's name [[Florida Star v. B.J.F.]]. The Supreme Court threw out a $100,000 judgment again. | ||
'''Source:''' Office for Intellectual Freedom, American Library Association | '''Source:''' Office for Intellectual Freedom, American Library Association | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:1994]] | ||
[[Category:]] | [[Category:1990s]] | ||
[[Category:]] | [[Category:20th century]] | ||
[[Category:North America]] | [[Category:North America]] | ||
[[Category:]] | [[Category:United States]] | ||
[[Category:]] | [[Category:Florida]] | ||
[[Category:Boca Raton]] | |||
[[Category:Political/Economic/Social Opinion]] | [[Category:Political/Economic/Social Opinion]] | ||
[[Category:Print Journalism]] | [[Category:Print Journalism]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 22:33, 2 March 2012
Date: 1994
Region: North America
Subject: Political/Economic/Social Opinion
Medium:Print Journalism
Artist: A Boca Raton tabloid
Confronting Bodies: Florida State Government
Dates of Action: 1991
Location: Boca Raton, Florida
Description of Artwork: The Boca Raton tabloid published the name of Patricia Bowman shortly after she accused William Kennedy Smith of rape in 1991.
The Incident: A Florida State Appeals court ruled the tabloid could not be persecuted for publishing the rape victim's name. The court ruled that a 1911 law making it a crime to publish or broadcast the names of rape victims violates the First Amendment. The Fourth District Court of Appeals in West Palm Beach conceded that the concerns about victims safety from retaliation and the need to encourage the reporting of sex offenses were legitimate, but did not justify censorship.
Results of Incident: The ruling was based largely on a 1989 U.S. Supreme Court decision involving the Florida Star, a Jacksonville newspaper that was sued for libel after it inadvertently published a rape victim's name Florida Star v. B.J.F.. The Supreme Court threw out a $100,000 judgment again.
Source: Office for Intellectual Freedom, American Library Association
