Supreme Court· 6/21/1989

Florida Star v. B. J. F.

Citations

491 U.S. 524
109 S. Ct. 2603
105 L. Ed. 2d 443
1989 U.S. LEXIS 3120
16 Media L. Rep. (BNA) 1801
57 U.S.L.W. 4816

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holding that First Amendment precluded damages action brought by rape victim against newspaper for publishing victim’s name when name was obtained from publicly released police report
barring recovery for publication of rape victim’s name when newspa per legally obtained information from police report
applying strict scrutiny to statute limiting a journalist’s ability to publish the name of a sexual assault victim
publishing information of rape victim lawfully obtained is not automatically protected
“Even assuming the Constitution permitted a State to proscribe receipt of information, Florida has not taken this step”
reporter in police room copied police report and published article with rape victim’s full name

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Judges: Marshall, Scalia, White, O'Connor

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