Problem
• Specifically, what constitutional protections are designed to ensure a person is given a fair trial? (List and explain them).
• In your opinion; which of those protections is the most critical and why?
• Locate a court case where one of those constitutional protections was allegedly violated during a trial. Summarize the facts of the case and which protection was violated. What was the impact of the Court ruling that was a violation?
• Finally, in highly media covered cases, do you believe that extensive media coverage interferes with a persons right to a fair trial? If so, in what ways? If not, why not? Is there a solution if you foresee this to be a problem?