Journalist's Publishing Information About Sealed Arrest Protected by First Amendment

The Volokh Conspiracy Mostly law professors | Sometimes contrarian | Often libertarian | Always independent From yesterday's Blackman v., by California Court of Appeal Justices Tracie Brown and Danny Chou and Marin County Judge Andrew Sweet: "'[I]f a newspaper lawfully obtains truthful information about a matter of public significance then state officials may not constitutionally punish publication of the information, absent a need to further a state interest of the highest order. '" (The Florida Star v.