Interesting lesson on a small part of the constitution.
On the paedophilia issue, there is nothing new under the sun regarding this illness, but what is new is the media grasping onto it with both hands, and using exposure to pressure court decisions.
Both protestant and catholic faiths have an abominable history of child abuse and outright paedophilia. Likewise in politics. America is nothing remarkable.
Our own Governor General succumbed to media pressure after he was exposed for covering up for Anglican church paedophiles. Several high-profile politicians, including one who hid behind a bible, have been convicted and sentenced.
My point is, how can anyone receive a fair trial when the media has biassed public opinion, spread untruths or even half-truths, and forever stained the reputation of one person who hasn't received the right to a fair and just trial?
There have been cases where the accused has called for a mistrial, because an unbiassed jury could not be found. Real criminals walking free because the media has decided to crucify someone in the press, ******* up the whole legal system by "trial by media".
The courts have the ability (or should have it) to subpoeana those who choose to avert the course of justice by intimidation/propaganda campaigns. The media, despite being left or right leaning, should not escape from this.