The courts to ensure fundamental fairness

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In today's era, the Sixth Amendment of the Constitution assures every citizen the right to counsel, a speedy trial, access to witnesses, and an impartial jury.

There are a number of threats to providing an impartial jury, especially in cases that are well known to the media.

1. Identify what options are available to the courts to ensure the fundamental fairness that may be threatened by media exposure.

2. Explain potential threats that exist when trying to protect the rights of the accused from a media frenzy.

3. In a world that seems to record everything, describe how that presents an additional challenge to due process?

4. Identify one other threat to due process and successfully providing an impartial trial.

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