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Majority Opinion
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Stewart, J. |
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Dissenting Opinion
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Douglas, J., & Powell, J. (joined by Brennan, J.& Marshall, J.) |
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Lower Court
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DC Circuit |
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Lower Court Ruling
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First Amendment claim upheld |
| Lawyers |
Solicitor General Robert Bork
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| Briefs |
William H. Allen for the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press Legal Defense and Research Fund (for respondent)
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| Ruling - Lower Court |
161 U.S. App. D.C. 75, 494 F.2d 994
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| News |
"Federal Judge Rules That State Must Allow Prisoner Interviews," The New York Times, May 17, 1972, p. 50
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"Interviews in State Prisons Sought in U.S. Court Suit," The New York Times, March 26, 1971, p. 22
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"Judge Admits Newsmen to Federal Jails," The Washington Post, Aug. 25, 1973, Sect. A, p. 3
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MacKenzie, John P., "Right of Prison Access Denied," The Washington Post, June 25, 1974, Sect. A, p. 2
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MacKenzie, John, "Court Stays Order On Inmate Interviews," The Washington Post, May 13, 1972, Sect. A, p. 8
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Meyer, Eugene L.,"Post Sues for Right To Visit Inmates in 2 U.S. Prisons, " The Washington Post, March 11, 1972, Sect. A, p. 2
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| Other |
Chemerinsky, Erwin, CONSTITUTIONAL LAW (3rd Ed.)(2006), Sect. 11.4.4, 11.6.3
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