Legal Opinion
Wood v. Georgia
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 25, 1962No. 369PublishedCited by 515 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Warren
We granted certiorari to consider the scope of the constitutional protection to be enjoyed by persons when the publication of their thoughts and opinions is alleged to be in conflict with the fair administration of justice in state courts. The petitioner, an elected sheriff in Bibb County, Georgia, contends that the Georgia courts, in holding him in contempt of court for expressing his personal ideas on a matter that was presently before the grand jury for its consideration, have abridged his liberty of free speech as protected by the First Amendment and the Due Process Clause of the…
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