Chandler and Granger v. Florida, 449 U.S. 560; 101 S. Ct. 802; 66 L. Ed. 2d 740 (1981) Facts—A canon of the Florida Code of Judicial Conduct permitted still photography and electronic media coverage of judicial proceedings subject to the…

Richmond Newspapers, Inc. v. Commonwealth of Virginia, 448 U.S. 555; 100 S. Ct. 2814; 65 L. Ed. 2d 973 (1980) Facts—Before the trial of a suspected murderer began, counsel for the defendant moved that the proceedings be closed to the…

Gannett Co. v. DePasquale, 443 U.S. 368; 99 S. Ct. 2898; 61 L. Ed. 2d 608 (1979) Facts—Two men committed murder. At their pretrial hearing their attorneys requested that the public and the press be excluded so as not to…

Herbert v. Lando, 441 U.S. 153; 99 S. Ct. 1635; 60 L. Ed. 2d 115 (1979) Facts—In 1969–1970, Anthony Herbert, a retired army officer, received substantial publicity when he accused his superiors of covering up war atrocities. Three years later,…

Nebraska Press Association v. Stuart, 427 U.S. 539; S. Ct. 2791; 49 L. Ed. 2d 683 (1976) Facts—On October 18, 1975, the police found six members of the Henry Kellie family murdered in their home in Sutherland, Nebraska, a town…

Branzburg v. Hayes, in re Pappas; United States v. Caldwell, 408 U.S. 205; 92 S. Ct. 2646; 33 L. Ed. 2d 626 (1972) Facts—On November 15, 1969, the Louisville Courier-Journal carried a story under Paul Branzburg’s byline describing in detail…

New York Times Company v. United States, 403 U.S. 713; 91 S. Ct. 2140; 29 L. Ed. 2d 820 (1971) Facts—The U.S. went to district court to enjoin publication of the Pentagon Papers by the New York Times and the…

New York Times Company v. Sullivan, 376 U.S. 254; 84 S. Ct. 710; 11 L. Ed. 2d 686 (1964) Facts—Sullivan, a City Commissioner of Montgomery County, Alabama, brought a civil action for libel against the New York Times and various…

Martin v. City of Struthers, Ohio, 319 U.S. 141; 63 S. Ct. 862; 87 L. Ed. 1313 (1943) Facts—An ordinance of the city of Struthers made it unlawful for any person distributing circulars or handbills from door to door to…

Bridges v. California (Times-Mirror Co. v. Superior Court of California) 314 U.S. 252; 62 S. Ct. 190; 86 L. Ed. 892 (1941) Facts—While a motion for a new trial was pending in a case involving a dispute between an AFL…