The heightened public clamor resulting from radio and television coverage will inevitably result in prejudice. Trial by television is, therefore, foreign to our system.
About Tom C. Clark
Thomas Campbell Clarkwas an American lawyer who served as the 59th United States Attorney General from 1945 to 1949 and as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1949 to 1967.
Clark was born in Dallas, Texas, and graduated from the University of Texas School of Law after serving in World War I. He practiced law in Dallas until 1937, when he accepted a position in the U.S. Department of Justice.
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In the relationship between man and religion, the state is firmly committed to a position of neutrality.
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States (1899-1977)
A defendant on trial for a specific crime is entitled to his day in court, not in a stadium or a city or nationwide arena.
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States (1899-1977)
The heightened public clamor resulting from radio and television coverage will inevitably result in prejudice. Trial by television is, therefore, foreign to our system.
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States (1899-1977)