Nebraska Press Association v. Stuart
Significance, Related Cases, The "little Lindbergh Law"
Petitioner
Nebraska Press Association
Respondent
Judge Hugh Stuart
Petitioner's Claim
The gag order violates freedom of press.
Chief Lawyer for Petitioner
E. Barrett Prettyman, Jr.
Chief Lawyer for Respondent
Harold Mosher, Assistant Attorney General of Nebraska
Justices for the Court
Harry A. Blackmun, William J. Brennan, Jr., Warren E. Burger (writing for the Court), Thurgood Marshall, Lewis F. Powell, Jr., William H. Rehnquist, John Paul Stevens, Potter Stewart, Byron R. White
Justices Dissenting
None
Place
Washington, D.C.
Date of Decision
30 June 1976
Decision
Reversed the gag order.
Sources
West's Encyclopedia of American Law. St. Paul, MN: West Group, 1998.
Further Readings
- Chandler, Ralph C., Richard A. Enslen, and Peter G. Renstrom. The Constitutional Law Dictionary, Volume 3: The Sixth Amendment. Santa Barbara: ABC-Clio, Inc., 1987.
- Hall, Kermit L. ed. The Oxford Companion to the Supreme Court of the United States. New York: Oxford University Press, 1992.
Additional topics
- United States v. Nixon - Further Readings
- National League of Cities v. Usery - Significance, A Violation Of The Tenth Amendment, The Court Affirms, Dissent: The Tenth As A "truism"
- Nebraska Press Association v. Stuart - Significance
- Nebraska Press Association v. Stuart - Related Cases
- Nebraska Press Association v. Stuart - The "little Lindbergh Law"
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