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· 8/4/1993

San Antonio Express-News, a Division of the Hearst Corp. v. Roman

Citations

  • 861 S.W.2d 265
  • 1993 Tex. App. LEXIS 2516
  • 1993 WL 341103

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding the Davenport test applicable in determining the validity of a prior restraint of speech in a criminal proceeding
  • finding the relator had no adequate legal remedy because no appealable order had been entered, and relators could only test the gag order by violating it and subjecting themselves to contempt proceedings
  • “The application of Davenport to a criminal proceeding is appropriate as a means of protecting the public's right of access to criminal trials and proceedings and free speech through the dissemination of public information.”

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Judges: Reeves, Garcia, Rickhoff

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