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Supreme Court Cases

Branzburg v. Hayes

Cohen v. Cowles Media

Zurcher v. Stanford Daily

Estes v. Texas

Chandler v. Florida

Dept. of Justice v. Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press

Environmental Protection Agency v. Mink

National Archives and Records Administration v. Favish

Pell v. Procunier

Houchins v. KQED

Zemel v. Rusk

Haig v. Agee

Regan v. Wald

Wilson v. Layne

Bartnicki v. Vopper

Reno v. Condon

Gannett v. De Pasquale

Richmond Newspapers v. Virginia

Globe Newspaper v. Superior Court

Press-Enterprise I and II

Seattle Times v. Rhinehart

Bush v. Gore

Lawson v. Dixon

District Attorney's Office v. Osborne

Herring v. United States

REVIEW:

Irvin v. Dowd

Sheppard v. Maxwell

Nebraska Press Association v. Stuart

Brandenburg v. Ohio

Statutes

Freedom of Information Act (and Amendments in 1974, 1996 and 2007)

Government in the Sunshine Act

Privacy Act of 1974 and FERPA

Privacy Protection Act of 1980 [newsroom searches]

Driver's Privacy Protection Act of 1994

[Proposed] Free Flow of Information Act of 2007 [federal reporters' privilege]

Causes of Action

Trespass

Intrusion

Breach of the Duty of Loyalty

Promissory Estopple

Incitement, Negligence

Issues

Pre-trial Publicity and Fair Trial

Openness of Judicial Proceedings (and Exclusionary Rule)

Reporter's Privilege

Contempt of Court

Cameras in the Courtroom

Access after 9/11 (records, military operations, proceedings, etc.)

Essay: application of law concerning reporter's privilege, gag orders, access to judicial proceedings, and access to information