Cox Broadcasting Corp. v. Cohn
1975 United States Supreme Court case / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Cox Broadcasting Corp. v. Cohn, 420 U.S. 469 (1975), was a United States Supreme Court case involving freedom of the press publishing public information.[1] The Court held that both a Georgia statute prohibiting the release of a rape victim's name and its common-law privacy action counterpart were unconstitutional. The case was argued on November 11, 1974, and decided on March 3, 1975.
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Quick Facts Cox Broadcasting Corp. v. Cohn, Argued November 11, 1974 Decided March 3, 1975 ...
Cox Broadcasting Corp. v. Cohn | |
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Argued November 11, 1974 Decided March 3, 1975 | |
Full case name | Cox Broadcasting Corp. v. Cohn |
Docket no. | 73-938 |
Citations | 420 U.S. 469 (more) 95 S. Ct. 1029; 43 L. Ed. 2d 328; 1975 U.S. LEXIS 139 |
Case history | |
Prior | 231 Ga. 60; 200 S.E.2d 127 (1973) |
Holding | |
The identity of a rape victim, if obtained by proper means, and the commission of a crime and facts surrounding the prosecution of that crime are matters of public concern and are protected by the First Amendment freedom of the press. | |
Court membership | |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | White, joined by Brennan, Stewart, Marshall, Blackmun, Powell |
Concurrence | Burger (in the judgment) |
Concurrence | Douglas (in the judgment) |
Concurrence | Powell |
Dissent | Rehnquist |
Laws applied | |
U.S. Const. amend. I |
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