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Back to EpisodesCOJ #176 - Mandy Matney Ambushed in Court: How Parker's Lawyers Put Journalism on Trial To Get Revenge
Description
Investigative journalists Mandy Matney and Liz Farrell and Attorney Eric Bland reunite after Mandy's harrowing "ambush hearing" in Gaffney, SC as a non-party witness in Beach v. Greg Parker civil conspiracy case.
Eric, who sat in the courtroom, describes how Mandy was badgered and belittled, a bailiff-escorted her to the bathroom like a criminal, and, in her words, treated "with less respect than Alex Murdaugh."
The team unpacks what Mandy calls cumulative punishment — Parker's attorneys accusing Mandy of manufacturing fear, then piecemealing her social media posts to betray the court, and the chilling message this sends to every journalist covering powerful defendants.
Plus: The delayed denial of Mandy’s emergency protective motion, a police report that closed as fast as it opened, and why the First Amendment is hanging by a thread.
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Episode References
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