Press Freedoms

Case List

Basics of the Freedom

Near v. Minnesota (1931)
New York Times v. United States (1971)

Libel and Defamation

New York Times Co. v. Sullivan (1964)
Gertz v. Robert-Welch Inc. (1974)
Hustler Magazine v. Falwell (1998)

Protection of the Press

Branzburg v. Hayes (1972)
Zurcher v. Stanford Daily (1978)

Press Access to Criminal Justice Process

Sheppard v. Maxwell (1966)
Nebraska Press Assn. v. Stuart (1976)
Richmond Newspapers v. Virginia (1980)
Houchins v. KQED (1978)

Right to Publish

Seattle Times v. Rhinehart (1984)
Smith v. Daily Mail Publishing Co (1979)

Print versus Cable, Broadcast and Internet

Miami Herald Publishing Co. v. Tornillo (1974)
Red Lion Broadcasting Co. v. FCC (1969)
FCC v. Pacifica Foundation (1978)
Turner Broadcasting System, Inc v. FCC (1994)
United States et. al v. Playboy Entertainment Group, Inc. (2000)
Reno v. American Civil Liberties Union (1997)