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The right to privacy often conflicts with press coverage of sensitive information. Why would a news organization not publish the name or names of crime victims?
 
  a. It would fear a libel charge.
  b. It cannot publish information that is not part of the public record.
 c. It would be a violation of the Fourth Amendment.
  d. It would adhere to rules that are a matter of decency.

Question 2

How might the Supreme Court decisions in Plessy v. Ferguson (1896), involving segregated railroad facilities, and in Bradwell v. Illinois (1873), involving the admission of women to the law profession, be seen as similar in retrospect?
 
  a. Both decisions might be viewed as fairly unimportant in the history of civil rights.
  b. Both decisions might be viewed as positive turning points in the history of American jurisprudence.
 c. Both decisions might be viewed as hindering the civil rights of racial or ethnic majorities.
  d. Both decisions might be viewed as missed opportunities for the Supreme Court to protect civil rights.



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Answer to Question 1

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Answer to Question 2

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