Legal Opinion
Kallstrom v. City of Columbus
District Court, S.D. Ohio
Decided September 27, 2001No. C-2-96-124PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION, ORDER, AND ISSUANCE OF LIMITED PERMANENT INJUNCTION
GEORGE C. SMITH, District Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
“Our liberty depends on the freedom of the press, and that cannot be limited without being lost.”
— Thomas Jefferson, 1786
In this case, the Court is being asked to limit the freedom of the press by preventing the news media from obtaining public information contained in the city’s personnel files. City police officers fear its publication may endanger themselves and their families.
To deny members of the press access to public information solely because they have the ability to disseminate…
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