Legal Opinion
Cohen v. Cowles Media Co.
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided June 24, 1991No. 90-634PublishedCited by 277 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice White
The question before us is whether the First Amendment prohibits a plaintiff from recovering damages, under state promissory estoppel law, for a newspaper’s breach of a promise of confidentiality given to the plaintiff in exchange for information. We hold that it does not.
During the closing days of the 1982 Minnesota gubernatorial race, Dan Cohen, an active Republican associated with Wheelock Whitney’s Independent-Republican gubernatorial campaign, approached reporters from the St. Paul Pioneer Press Dispatch (Pioneer Press) and the Minneapolis Star and Tribune (Star Tribune) and offered to…
2Cases cited23 opinions
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- Franks v. DelawareSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- Branzburg v. HayesSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
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- Murdock v. PennsylvaniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1943
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3Cited by277 opinions
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