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Legal Citation: 449 U.S. 560 (1981)

Appellant
Noel Chandler

Appellee
State of Florida

Appellant's Claim
Televising trials without approval from the defendant denies that individual his due process rights and guarantees an unfair trial.

Chief Lawyer for Appellant
Joel Hirschhorn

Chief Lawyer for Appellee
Jim Smith

Justices for the Court
Harry A. Blackmun, William J. Brennan, Jr., Warren E. Burger (writing for the Court), Thurgood Marshall, Lewis F. Powell, Jr., William H. Rehnquist, Potter Stewart, Byron R. White

Justices Dissenting
None (John Paul Stevens did not participate)

Place
Washington, D.C.

Date of Decision
26 January 1981

Decision
Affirmed a Florida court's ruling that televising trials did not infringe upon the defendant's right to a fair and...