Selected First Amendment Law Case Citations

The following list of case citations is not comprehensive.

Note: Be sure to check on “catch all” wiretapping laws and video surveillance laws in your own state, which might restrict recording voices–even in public–without consent that is given in advance.

Update, May, 2014:  First Circuit Appeals Court Upholds First Amendment Right to Film Police

American Civil Liberties Union of Ill. v. Alvarez, 679 F. 3d 583 – Court of Appeals (7th Circuit 2012)

Bose Corp. v. Consumers Union of United States, Inc., 466 U.S. 485 (1984)

Branzburg v. Hayes, 408 U.S. 665, 681-82 (1972)

Cohen v. Cowles Media Co., 501 U.S. 663 (1991)

Cox Broadcasting Corp. v. Cohn, 420 U.S. 469 (1975)

First Nat’l Bank v. Bellotti, 435 U.S. 765, 783 (1978)

Food Lion Inc. v. Capital Cities/ABC, 194 F.3d 505 (4th Cir. 1999)

Fordyce v. City of Seattle, 55 F. 3d 436 – Court of Appeals (9th Circuit 1995)

Glik v. Cunniffe, 655 F.3d 78 (1st Cir. 2011)

Globe Newspaper Co. v. Superior Court, 457 U.S. 596 (1982)

Grant v. Torstar Corp. (Canada)

Hague v. Committee for Industrial Organization, 307 U.S. 496 (1939)

Houchins v. KQED, Inc., 438 U.S. 1, 11 (1978)

Hughes v. Rowe, 449 U.S. 5, 14 (1980)

JB Pictures Inc. v. Department of Defense, 86 F.3d 236 (D.C. Cir. 1996)

In re Madden, 151 F.3d 125 (3d Cir. 1998)

Jane Monell et al., Petitioners, v. Department of Social Services of the City of New York et al., 436 U.S. 658 (1978)

The Mortgage Specialists, Inc. v. Implode-Explode Heavy Industries, Inc. (New Hampshire Supreme Court)

Near v. Minnesota, 283 U.S. 697 (1931)

New York Times Co. v. Sullivan, 376 U.S. 254 (1964)

Nixon v. Warner Communications, Inc., 435 U.S. 589, 597 (1978)

Pell v. Procunier, 417 U.S. 817 (1974)

Perry Education Association v. Perry Local Educators’ Association (1983)

Pierson v. Ray, 386 U.S. 547 (1967)

Reno v. American Civil Liberties Union (96-511) (1997)

Richmond Newspapers Inc. v. Virginia, 448 U.S. 555 (1980)

San Jose Mercury News, Inc. v. Criminal Grand Jury of Santa Clara County, 19 Cal. Reporter 3d (Cal. Ct. App. 2004)

Saxbe v. Washington Post Co., 417 U.S. 843 (1974)

Smith v. City of Cumming, 212 F. 3d 1332 – Court of Appeals (11th Circuit 2000)

Stack v. Killian, 96 F.3d 159 (6th Cir., 1996)

Stanley v. Georgia, 394 U.S. 557, 564 (1969)

Texas v. Johnson, 491 U.S. 397 (1989)

Time, Inc. v. Hill, 385 U.S. 374 (1967)

The Baltimore Sun Company v. Ehrlich, No. 05-1297, 2006 WL 335900 (4th Cir., Feb. 15, 2006)

United States v. Grace, 103 S.Ct. 1702 (1983)

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