Public's Need to Know vs. Effective Settlement Techniques: The First Amendment Confronts the Summary Jury Trial - Cincinnati Gas and Electric Co. v. General Electric Co., The

Authors

Anne E. Billings

Abstract

With the proliferation of alternative dispute resolution, the summary jury trial (SJT) has become popular in many federal courts as an alternative to litigation. 2 Because of the SJT's trial-like nature, members of the press argue that the first amendment 3 gives the press the right to report on SJT proceedings. In Cincinnati Gas and Electric Co. v. General Electric Co.,4 the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals addressed the issue of whether the first amendment right of access attaches to a SJT proceeding.

Recommended Citation

Anne E. Billings, Public's Need to Know vs. Effective Settlement Techniques: The First Amendment Confronts the Summary Jury Trial - Cincinnati Gas and Electric Co. v. General Electric Co., The, 1990 J. Disp. Resol. (1990)
Available at: https://scholarship.law.missouri.edu/jdr/vol1990/iss1/8