Legal Opinion
McGill v. State of Georgia
Supreme Court of Georgia
Decided January 15, 1953No. 18062PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Duckworth, Chief Justice.
In large measure the fate of individual freedom depends upon the maintenance of a free and independent press and independent courts with full power to compel obedience to court orders. These two in our system of popular government are given the high and noble mission of preserving freedom. Since the functions of the one complement the work of the other in the attainment of this common objective, it would be regrettable if at any time a claim of excessive power by either as relates to the other should be allowed to create a conflict between them. If either could…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Bridges v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1941
- Craig v. HarneySupreme Court of the United States · 1947
- Pennekamp v. FloridaSupreme Court of the United States · 1946
- Bradley v. State ex rel. Solicitor-GeneralSupreme Court of Georgia · 1900
- Cobb v. StateSupreme Court of Georgia · 1939
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Wood v. GeorgiaSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Atlanta Newspapers v. State of GeorgiaSupreme Court of Georgia · 1960
- Atlanta Newspapers, Inc. v. GrimesSupreme Court of Georgia · 1960
- Crudup v. State of GeorgiaCourt of Appeals of Georgia · 1962
- K. Gordon Murray Productions, Inc. v. FloydSupreme Court of Georgia · 1962
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