Legal Opinion
Providence Journal Co. v. Federal Bureau of Investigation
District Court, D. Rhode Island
Decided May 15, 1978No. Civ. A. 77-0526PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
PETTINE, Chief Judge.
This case counterposes rights of privacy, under the Freedom of Information Act 1 and guaranteed by the Constitution, against the right of a newspaper, which asserts the public’s interest, to compel disclosure of governmental files concerning a public figure. At issue are FBI logs derived from an illegal electronic surveillance.
Between March 1962 and July 1965, the FBI tape recorded conversations via an electronic listening device or “bug” implanted without a warrant at the National Cigarette Service, 168 Atwells Ave., Providence, Rhode Island, the place of business…
2Cases cited109 opinions
- Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Federal Bureau of NarcoticsSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Katz v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Johnson v. ZerbstSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
- Mapp v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1961
- Spinelli v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
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3Cited by13 opinions
- Richard C. Bartel v. Federal Aviation Administration Richard C. Bartel v. United StatesCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1984
- Providence Journal Company v. Federal Bureau of Investigation, Raymond L. S. Patriarca, Defendant-In-Intervention-AppellantCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1979
- In the Matter of Application to Adjudge the Providence Journal Company and Its Executive Editor, Charles M. Hauser, in Criminal Contempt. Appeal of Providence Journal Company and Charles HauserCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1986
- In Re Search Warrant for Second Floor BedroomDistrict Court, D. Rhode Island · 1980
- The Rake v. GorodetskySupreme Court of Rhode Island · 1982
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