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Claim

Claim 831

The Supreme Court took the case to decide whether Estes was denied due process by being required to submit to a televised trial.

Published 2026-09-26. Last reviewed 2026-09-26. 1 source.

Statement
The Supreme Court took the case to decide whether Estes was denied due process by being required to submit to a televised trial.
Field
action
Value
Question of due process in televised trial
About
incident 1962-us-estes-v-texas-camera-ban
Source
Estes v. Texas, 381 U.S. 532 (1965)
Publisher
Cornell Law School, Legal Information Institute
Method
court record
Checked
2026-09-26
Confidence
high
Status
current
Source date
1965-06-07

Quotation from the source

We granted certiorari to consider whether petitioner was denied due process when he was required to submit to a televised trial.