CONSTITUTIONAL LAW - FREEDOM OF THE PRESS - PRISON REGULATION PROHIBITING INTERVIEWS BETWEEN NEWSMEN AND INMATES HELD CONSTITUTIONAL. SAXBE V WASHINGTON POST CO, 417 US 843 (1974)

• NCJ Number: 25405
• Journal: Cornell Law Review Volume: 60 Issue: 3 Dated: (MARCH 1975) Pages: 446-466
• Author(s): M L GOLDSTEIN
• Date Published: 1975
• Length: 21 pages
• Corporate Author: Cornell University
• Publication Format: Article
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America

Annotation

DISCUSSION OF THE SUPREME COURT DECISION THAT HOLDS THAT NEWSMEN DO NOT HAVE THE CONSITUTITONAL RIGHT TO CONDUCT FACE-TO-FACE INTERVIEWS WITH PRISON INMATES.

Abstract

THE FIRST AMDENMENT RIGHTS OF INMATES TO GAIN ACCESS TO THE PRESS, NEWSMEN TO GATHER INFORMATION, AND THE PUBLIC TO KNOW ARE REVIEWED AND AN ASSESSEMENT OF THE IMPACT OF THE DECISION PRESENTED. THE AUTHOR CONCLUDES THAT THE PUBLIC'S RIGHT TO KNOW IS SUBJECT TO REASONABLE CONSTRAINTS WHEN CONFRONTED WITH COMPETING GOVERNMENTAL INTERESTS.