More than 80 journalists, lawyers and students attended the all-day seminar at the Professional Education and Conference Center.
Other co-sponsors were the Ohio State Bar Association Media Law Committee, the Cleveland Plain Dealer, the Akron Beacon Journal, and the Canton Repository.
The morning session focused on HIPAA and the Patriot Act: Too Much or Too Little Privacy?
Panelists included: William M. Todd, of Squire, Sanders & Dempsey, of Columbus; Ray Vasvari, of Berkman, Gordon, Murray & DeVan, of Cleveland, and former director of the ACLU; Paul Kostyu, Columbus Bureau Chief of Copley Newspapers; Timothy Regula, HIPAA Compliance Officer at Aultmann Hospital; and a representative from the office of Greg White, Northern District U.S. Attorney.
A debate on Campaign Finance and the 2004 Ohio Supreme Court was held during lunch, moderated by Columbus attorney, Benson Wolman.
The afternoon session discussed Free Press/Fair Trial: Does the First Amendment Trump the Sixth When Trials Become Big News?Panelists included: Judge James Murphy of the Summit County Common Pleas Court; Scott Hiassen, courts reporter for the Plain Dealer; U.S. Attorney Greg White; Tom Adgate, Akron defense attorney; and Lloyd Pierre-Louis, a Columbus attorney who represented Ohio State football player, Maurice Clarett.
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