Subject: Checkbook Journalism Author: CourtTV9 Uploaded By: CourtTV9 Date: 8/16/1995 File: CHECK.TXT (38001 bytes) Estimated Download Time (53797 baud): < 1 minute Download Count: 62 In this U.S. District Court decision, California's so called checkbook journalism law is struck down as unconstitutionally. The law, enacted in the wake of the O.J. Simpson trial, prohibits crime witnesses from selling their stories for a designated period of time.