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Dave Frohnmayer
Press still is free,
Frohnmayer says
By DAN MAIZE
CMBwEmaraM
American journalism has the
best constitutional protection of
any country. Oregon Attorney
General Dave Frohnmayer told
a group of student journalists
Wednesday
We had to wait 125 years
(since the adoption of the Con
stitution) before the first case
dealing with freedom of the
press went to the Supreme
Court," he said, adding that
Constitutional amendments
have endured because the
courts enforce them ”
Frohnmayer, a former three
term state legislator and
University law professor,
became the state's attorney
general last January During
one of his terms as a state
representative. Frohnmayer
was labeled the most effective
state legislator in office by a
Portland newspaper poll
Since becoming attorney
general, Frohnmayer has
gained a reputation for defend
ing the freedom of the press and
the Constitution Some of the
top journalists in the state took
notice and rewarded Frohn
mayer with the Oregon New
spaper Publishers Association
Freedom of Information Award
in July of this year
Frohnmayer said he currently
is concerned with the role of
media in court trials The
Oregon Supreme Court decided
recently to let a member of the
media tape the proceedings for
the state's 1980 reapportion
ment plan, but Frohnmayer said
this idea, at the very least,
should be used in selective
cases "
Courtrooms with hidden
cameras would be a good solu
tion, he said, because a defen
dant wouldn't want to face
journalists tripping over one
another during the closing ar
guments ”
Frohnmayer said he is disap
pointed with the way the
Reagan administration is han
dling some constitutional is
sues Reagan currently is trying
to exempt certain agencies (in
cluding the FBI and CIA) from
the Freedom of Information Act,
a situation that Frohnmayer is
"uncomfortable'' with
Frohnmayer said he also is
concerned about his own role
as he attempts to keep his posi
tion non-partisan "You won't
see any Republican or
Democratic issues in my office,"
he said
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