Legal Opinion
United Reporting Publishing Corp., a California Corporation v. California Highway Patrol, and Los Angeles Police Department
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 25, 1998No. 97-55111PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
O’SCANNLAIN, Circuit Judge:
We must decide whether a state regulation that prohibits the release of arrest information for commercial purposes violates the First Amendment.
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Prior to July 1, 1996, California Government Code § 6254 provided that “state and local law enforcement agencies shall make public ... [t]he full name, current address, and occupation of every individual arrested by the agency.” Cal. Gov.Code § 6254(f). This provision made arrestee addresses available to anyone for any purpose. On July 1,1996, however, California Government Code § 6254(f) was amended to prohibit the release…
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