In 1983, Carl Stern, the "CBS Evening News" U.S. Supreme Court reporter commented that this case was the most reported U.S. Supreme Court case that year. Stern was referring to front-page newspaper articles in "The New York Times", "The Washington Post", "The Chicago Tribune", "The Miami Herald", "The Los Angeles Times" as well as articles in "Newsweek", "Time Magazine", "Fortune Magazine", The Village Voice and other news publications. And additionally Lawson made repeated appearances on "The Oprah Winfrey Show", "The Phil Donahue Show", "Larry King Live", "Crossfire", "The Ricki Lake Show", "The Today Show", and "Good Morning America".