OAKS, Justice:
Media representatives seek review of a district court order barring any Utah news media from using the words "Sugarhouse rapist" or disseminating any information on the past convictions of a criminal defendant during the pendency of his trial. At issue are the cherished and sometimes conflicting values of free press and fair trial. The facts are undisputed.
During 1971, the media gave extensive coverage to a series of apparently related rapes...
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