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State v. Stauffer Communications, Inc.

Citations

  • 592 P.2d 891
  • 225 Kan. 540
  • 5 Media L. Rep. (BNA) 1081
  • 1979 Kan. LEXIS 242

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  • state cannot impose sanctions on news media for publishing information con cerning unexecuted arrest warrant where such information taken from public records
  • State may not impose criminal sanctions against news media for publishing truthful information about unexecuted arrest warrants obtained from public records
  • statute may not impose criminal sanctions against news media for publishing truthful information about issuance of arrest warrants prior to execution and return where information properly obtained from public records

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Judges: Fromme, Miller, Herd, Holmes

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