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Miami Herald v. Tornillo |
Political candidate denied access to press
SC found statute against Herald unconst. bc it messed with press' freedom |
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FCC v. Pacifica |
SC ruled FCC had authority to regulate broadcasts considered indecent (not obscene) |
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Florida Star v. BJF |
Sheriffs Dept. released name of rape victim & it was published in FL Star newspaper
SC extend 1st Amend. protection to pub. of private info lawfully acquired |
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Cox Broadcasting v. Cohn |
TV station broadcast name of Cohn's daughter who was raped and killed in GA
SC held that GA statute & common-law privacy counterpart was unconst. |
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Armstrong v. H&C Communications |
Orlando area TV station showed child's skull on the news
in order to prove must produce evidence of reckless conduct, actual malice, severe emotional stress |
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Time Inc. v. Hill |
Time published false article/reenacted play of Hill's fam being held hostage, but defendant thought were true
SC held that states can't judge plaintiffs w/o proof of defendant pub. report |
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Hustler Mag. v. Falwell |
parody of priest's 1st time
1st Amend. prohibits awarding damages to pub figures to compensate for emotional distress due to parody |
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Braun v. Soldier of Fortune |
"Gun for Hire" ad leads to murder of a man
11th circuit court of appeals upheld jury's judgment that said publisher could foresee some harm could come from this ad |
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Gentile v. Bar Association |
attorney stated facts of court case in press conference
under Trial Publicity rules, the court has to examine it on a case by case basis |
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Murphy v. Florida |
Murphy argued that criminal record didn't allow for fair trial
SC ruled in favor of FL and said the familiarity in cases didn't entail predisposition |
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Sheppard v. Maxwell |
Dr. Sheppard was convicted for murdering wife which led to massive publicity
SC ruled Sheppard didn't receive fair trial under 6th Amend. = no fair trial due to media intereference |
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Nebraska Press Assoc. v. Stuart |
Charles Simants confessed to mass murder which became focus of national news
SC ruled it inappropriate to bar media reporting before trial itself unless "clear and present danger" |
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Richmond Newspapers, Inc. v. Virginia |
SC ruled public and press have 1 Amend. right to attend criminal trials |
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Press Enterprise I |
estab. public's right to attend jury selection in criminal trials |
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Press Enterprise II |
SC decided public has right to attend pretrial hearings including preliminary hearings |
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Dept of Justice v. Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press |
how to handle requests for databases of aggregated info
SC ruled federal law didn't allow journalists access to FBI rap sheets bc it threatened indiv. privacy |
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Pell v. Procunier |
journalists who were trying to interview inmates were denied
SC held that this prevention didn't abridge rights of media bc it didn't put them under more restrictions than gen public |
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Branzburg v Hayes |
journalists were ordered to testify about illegal activities they witnessed
SC invalidated use of 1st Amend. as a defense for reporters summoned to testify |
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Cohen v. Cowels Media Co |
man disclosed confidential info to a newspaper and reporters promised to keep his identity confidential, but didn't and he got fired
Promissory estoppel applies only where necessary in order to prevent injustice
(ethical not legal) |
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Zurcher v. Standford Daily |
Stanford press room was searched
led to passing of Privacy Act of 1980 |
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Privacy Act of 1980 |
prohibits search and seizures related to journalism unless writer is suspected of crime |
