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Supreme Court· 6/24/1974

Saxbe v. Washington Post Co.

Citations

  • 417 U.S. 843
  • 94 S. Ct. 2811
  • 41 L. Ed. 2d 514
  • 1974 U.S. LEXIS 83
  • 1 Media L. Rep. (BNA) 2314

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  • explaining that “nobody may enter the prison and designate an inmate whom he would like to visit, unless the prospective visitor is a lawyer, clergyman, relative, or friend of that inmate”
  • finding a prison visitation policy that provides the media and the public with the same visitation rights to be constitutional
  • upholding regulations prohibiting the media from conducting face-to-face interviews with specific inmates
  • upholding regulations prohibiting the media from conducting face-to-face interviews with specific inmates
  • upholding regulations prohibiting the media from conducting face-to-face interviews with specific inmates
  • upholding regulations prohibiting the media from conducting face-to-face interviews with specific inmates

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Judges: Stewart, Burger, White, Blachmun, Rehhquist, Douglas, Powell, Brennan, Marshall

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Cites

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