Legal Opinion

In re Express-News Corp.

Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Decided December 30, 1982No. 82-1599PublishedCited by 69 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ALVIN B. RUBIN, Circuit Judge:

A reporter and the newspaper for which he works, denied leave to interview jurors discharged after serving in a criminal trial, challenge the constitutionality of a district court rule that forbids any person to interview any juror concerning the deliberations or the verdict of the jury, except by leave of court. We hold that the rule and the denial of leave to the petitioners are unconstitutional as applied to the interviews sought to be conducted.

Two defendants, Ruben Medrano-Hiracheta and David Suniga-Salinas, were charged in the Western District of Texas with…

2Cases cited37 opinions

  1. Griswold v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1965
  2. Association of Data Processing Service Organizations, Inc. v. CampSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
  3. Sheppard v. MaxwellSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  4. Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corp. v. Public Service CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  5. Virginia State Board of Pharmacy v. Virginia Citizens Consumer Council, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1976

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3Cited by69 opinions

  1. State v. FinchWashington Supreme Court · 1999
  2. Phillip Turner v. DriverCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 2017
  3. United States v. AntarCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1994
  4. United States v. ChagraCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1983
  5. PG Publishing Co v. Carol AicheleCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 2013

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