Legal Opinion
Landmark Communications, Inc. v. Virginia
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided May 1, 1978No. 76-1450PublishedCited by 576 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Burger
The question presented on this appeal is whether the Commonwealth of Virginia may subject persons, including newspapers, to criminal sanctions for divulging information regarding proceedings before a state judicial review commission which is authorized to hear complaints as to judges’ disability or misconduct, when such proceedings are declared confidential by the State Constitution and statutes.1
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On October 4, 1975, the Virginian Pilot, a Landmark newspaper, published an article which accurately reported on a pending inquiry by the Virginia Judicial Inquiry and Review Commission and…
2Cases cited18 opinions
- New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Buckley v. ValeoSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- Sheppard v. MaxwellSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Pell v. ProcunierSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Virginia State Board of Pharmacy v. Virginia Citizens Consumer Council, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1976
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3Cited by576 opinions
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- Sable Communications of California, Inc. v. Federal Communications CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1989
- Gentile v. State Bar of Nev.Supreme Court of the United States · 1991
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