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Majority Opinion
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Rehnquist, C.J. |
Concurring Opinion
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Scalia, J. |
Lower Court
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11th Circuit |
Lower Court Ruling
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First Amendment claim upheld |
Oral Arguments
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Audio (Oyez)
[Oyez]
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Lawyers |
George L. Waas, Assistant Attorney General of Florida
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Briefs |
Arthur I. Jacobs for the Florida Prosecuting Attorneys Association (for petitioner)
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Jane E. Kirtley et al. for the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press
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M. David Gelfand, Terry E. Allbritton, James K. Green and Steven R. Shapiro for the American Civil Liberties Union et al. (for respondent)
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Richard J. Ovelmen, Gregg D. Thomas and Gary B. Pruitt for the Florida Press Association et al. (for respondent)
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Robert K. Corbin, Attorney General, Jessica Gifford Funkhouser and Georgia B. Ellexson for the State of Arizona
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Ruling - Lower Court |
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News |
Greenhouse, Linda, "High Court's Ruling Limits Law on Grand Jury Secrecy," The New York Times, March 22, 1990, Sect. B, p. 13
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Marcus, Ruth, "Court Voids Restraint on Testimony Given to Grand Jury," The Washington Post, March 22, 1990, Sect. A, p. 5
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Wermiel, Stephen, "High Court Eases Curb on Witnesses of Grand Juries," The Wall Street Journal, March 22, 1990, Sect. B, p. 10
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Wermiel, Stephen, "High Court to Rule on State Prohibitions of Disclosre by Grand Jury Witnesses," The Wall Street Journal, Oct. 3, 1989, Sect. B, p. 9
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